Interobserver variability of midtrimester fetal nuchal thickness

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-29

  Borrell, Antoni ^a   Costa, Dolors ^b   Delgado, Ruben D ^a   Martinez, Josep M ^a   Borrell, Carme ^c   Fortuny, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c Municipal Health Care Institute   (Spain)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome screening; Interobserver variability; Nuchal thickness; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0031106726     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02659-0     Document Type: Article

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