Practice guidelines for performance of the routine mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-126

  Salomon, L J ^a   Alfirevic, Z ^b   Berghella, V ^c   Bilardo, C ^d   Hernandez Andrade, E ^e   Johnsen, S L ^f   Kalache, K ^g   Leung, K Y ⁱ   Malinger, G ^j   Munoz, H ^k   Prefumo, F ^l   Toi, A ^m   Lee, W ^h  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e National Institute of Perinatal Medicine   (Mexico)

^f HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^m MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 78650647051     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8831     Document Type: Article

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