European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 116-120 , April 2009

A score-based method to improve the quality of emergency gynaecological ultrasound examination

  • L.J. Salomon

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gynécologie - Obstétrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP. Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris. France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 1 44 49 40 30.
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  • M. Nassar

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gynécologie - Obstétrique. Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-St Germain, 10 rue Champ Gaillard, Poissy, France
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  • J.P. Bernard

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gynécologie - Obstétrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP. Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris. France
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  • Y. Ville

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gynécologie - Obstétrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP. Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris. France
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  • A. Fauconnier

      Affiliations

    • Service de Gynécologie - Obstétrique. Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-St Germain, 10 rue Champ Gaillard, Poissy, France
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  • Société Française pour l’Amélioration des Pratiques Echographiques (SFAPE)

Received 23 June 2008 ,Revised 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 22 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.12.003

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 116-120 , April 2009

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