Choice of second-trimester genetic sonogram for detection of trisomy 21

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-190

  Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a   Guzman, Edwin R ^a   Smulian, John C ^a   Mclean, David A ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030818842     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00227-5     Document Type: Article

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