A nationwide survey of pregnant women on their experience with fetal ultrasound examination in Japan
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Authors
- Kaori Muto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-4706)
- Takahiro Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0747-4359)
- Kentaro Kurasawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2224-4455)
- Nahoko Shirato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-4215)
- 中林 弘樹
- Aiko Sekine
- Shimasaki Miku
- Tatsuko Ishii
- Miwa Sakamoto
- Kyoko Mimura
- Akihiko Sekizawa
Institutions
- SHOWA Medical University (JP)
- Yokohama City University Hospital (JP)
- Hokkaido University Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
- Published
- 2026-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-026-01678-w
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00