Influence of smoking habits on Down's syndrome risk evaluation at mid-trimester through biochemical screening

International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Perona, M ^a   Mancini, G ^a   Dall'Amico, D ^a   Guaraldo, V ^a   Carbonara, A ^b  

^a Laboratorio Analisi Ospedale S Anna   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome risk evaluation; Serum markers; Smoking habits

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0031712716     PISSN: 09405437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005990050040     Document Type: Article

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