The diagnostic impact of limited, screening obstetric ultrasound when performed by midwives in rural Uganda.

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Published in J Perinatol on April 03, 2014

Authors

J O Swanson1, M G Kawooya2, D L Swanson1, D S Hippe1, P Dungu-Matovu2, R Nathan1

Author Affiliations

1: University of Washington, Department of Radiology, Seattle, WA, USA.
2: Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Mengo Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

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