Can early ultrasound reduce the gestational age at abortion for fetal anomalies?

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-66

  Chasen, Stephen T ^a   Kalish, Robin B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Fetal anomalies; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 84870927066     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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