Influence of ethnic origin on nuchal translucency screening for Down's syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-114

  Thilaganathan, B ^a   Khare, M ^b   Williams, B ^b   Wathen, N C ^b  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Ethnicity; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; NECK; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031684187     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.12020112.x     Document Type: Article

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