Ultrasound biosafety: Knowledge and opinions of health practitioners who perform obstetric scans in South Africa

• Главные авторы: Salome Mashiane (Автор), Barbara van Dyk (Автор), Yasmin Casmod (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: AOSIS, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Diagnostic ultrasound is generally considered as a safe test in pregnancy. To date there is no evidence that ultrasound has caused harm to the developing foetus. However, with the number of obstetric scans on the rise and the steep increase in acoustic output achieved by modern machines,...