Fetal diagnosis of congenital heart disease by telemedicine

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  McCrossan, Brian A ^a   Sands, Andrew J ^a   Kileen, Theresa ^b   Cardwell, Chris R ^c   Casey, Frank A ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELERADIOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054760946     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.197202     Document Type: Article

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