Reliability of statistics on Down's syndrome notifications

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-97

  Huang, T ^a   Watt, H C ^a   Wald, N J ^a   Morris, J K ^a   Mutton, D ^a   Alberman, E ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth prevalence; Down's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031402292     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096914139700400205     Document Type: Article

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