Focused maternal ultrasound by midwives in rural zambia

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1267-1272

  Kimberly, Heidi Harbison ^a   Murray, Alice ^b   Mennicke, Maria ^a   Liteplo, Andrew ^c   Lew, Jason ^c   Bohan, J Stephen ^a   Tyer Viola, Lynda ^c,d   Ahn, Roy ^c   Burke, Thomas ^c   Noble, Vicki E ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging technology; International ultrasound; Obstetric ultrasound; Ultrasound curriculum; Ultrasound in developing countries

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; IMAGING TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL ULTRASOUND; IT IMPACT; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT OF CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; RURAL HEALTH; TRAINING PROGRAM;

CURRICULA; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OBSTETRICS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; ZAMBIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77955377645     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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