Routine ultrasound scanning in pregnancy. The benefits are clinical...
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Does routine ultrasound scanning improve outcome in pregnancy? Meta-analysis of various outcome measures.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of routine ultrasound scanning in pregnancy by a meta-analysis of various outcome measures. DESIGN Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating the effect of routine ultrasound scanning on perinatal mortality and morbidity. Live birth rate (that is, live births per pregnancy) is included as a measure of pregnancy outcome in addition to the c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6903.559-a