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First-trimester pregnancy scanning as a screening tool for high-risk and abnormal pregnancies in a district general hospital setting

Karen Drysdale Antenatal Ultrasound Department, St Mary's Hospital, I.W. Healthcare NHS Trust, Newport, Isle of Wight
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D. Ridley Antenatal Ultrasound Department, St Mary's Hospital, I.W. Healthcare NHS Trust, Newport, Isle of Wight
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Karry Walker Antenatal Ultrasound Department, St Mary's Hospital, I.W. Healthcare NHS Trust, Newport, Isle of Wight
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B. Higgins School of Post-Graduate Medicine, University of Portsmouth, UK
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Taraneh Dean School of Post-Graduate Medicine, University of Portsmouth, UK
Pages 159-165 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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