Genetic amniocentesis: Gestation-specific pregnancy outcome and comparison of outcome following early and traditional amniocentesis

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 803-807

  Roper, E C ^a   Konje, J C ^a   De Chazal, R C ^a   Duckett, D P ^a   Oppenheimer, C A ^a   Taylor, D J ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Cumulative fetal loss; Miscarriages; Pre procedure counselling

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PES EQUINOVARUS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032883372     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199909)19:9<803::AID-PD638>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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