Ultrasound is safe. . . right?: Resident and maternal-fetal medicine fellow knowledge regarding obstetric ultrasound safety

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-27

  Houston, Laura E ^a   Allsworth, Jenifer ^a   MacOnes, George A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical index; Obstetric ultrasound safety; Output display standard; Thermal index

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; GYNECOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; SURVEYS;

DISPLAY STANDARDS; DOPPLER ULTRASOUND; ELECTRONIC SURVEY; FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS; KNOWLEDGE LEVEL; MECHANICAL INDEXES; THERMAL INDEX; ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION; ULTRASOUND SAFETY;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVICE SAFETY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DATA DISPLAY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650901998     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.1.21     Document Type: Article

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