An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 514-519

  Bahado Singh, R ^a   Deren, O ^a   Oz, U ^a   Tan, A ^a   Hunter, D ^a   Copel, J ^a   Mahoney, M J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOWN SYNDROME; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0031694299     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70388-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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