How to safeguard competency and training in invasive prenatal diagnosis: 'The elephant in the room'

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 8-13

  Hui, L ^a,b,c   Tabor, A ^d,e   Walker, S P ^a,b   Kilby, M D ^f  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AMNIOCENTESIS; BLOOD; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; STANDARDS; TRENDS; TRISOMY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRISOMY;

EID: 84953439675     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.15806     Document Type: Review

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