ISUOG Consensus Statement on organization of routine and specialist obstetric ultrasound services in the context of COVID-19

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Abu-Rustum, R. S., Akolekar, R., Sotiriadis, A., Salomon, L. J., Da Silva Costa, F., Wu, Q., Frusca, T., Bilardo, C. M., Prefumo, F. and Poon, L. C. 2020. ISUOG Consensus Statement on organization of routine and specialist obstetric ultrasound services in the context of COVID-19. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.22029
AuthorsAbu-Rustum, R. S., Akolekar, R., Sotiriadis, A., Salomon, L. J., Da Silva Costa, F., Wu, Q., Frusca, T., Bilardo, C. M., Prefumo, F. and Poon, L. C.
Year2020
JournalUltrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
PublisherWiley
ISSN0960-7692
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.22029
Official URLhttps://doi.org/10.1002/uog.22029
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