The influence of maternal weight correction formulas in asian down syndrome screening using a-fetoprotein and free -human chorionic gonadotropin

Journal of Maternal-Fetal Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 66-70

  Hsu, J J ^a   Hsieh, T T ^a   Soong, Y K ^b   Kuo, B ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Down syndrome screening; Weight correction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT;

EID: 0031869164     PISSN: 09396322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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