Antenatal screening for Down's syndrome: Where are we and where next?

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9125, 1998, Pages 336-337

  Haddow, J E ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL;

AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MARKER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NECK MUSCLE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032145555     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)22031-9     Document Type: Note

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