Effectiveness of Prenatal Screening for Congenital Heart Disease: Assessment in a Jurisdiction With Universal Access to Health Care

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 879-885

  Trines, Jean ^a   Fruitman, Deborah ^b   Zuo, Kevin J ^c   Smallhorn, Jeffrey F ^a,c   Hornberger, Lisa K ^a,c   Mackie, Andrew S ^a,c  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTUBATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; ULTRASOUND;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ALBERTA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879498234     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.04.028     Document Type: Article

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