Sonographic determination of fetal gender in the second and third trimesters in a private hospital in Enugu, southeast Nigeria

Radiography

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 292-296

  Eze, C U ^a   Ezugwu, F O ^a   Agbo, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b St Patrick Hospital And Maternity   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2D ultrasound; Efficacy; Fetal gender; Gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77957294332     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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