Critical appraisal of the use of nuchal fold thickness measurements for the prediction of Down syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 192-197

  Locatelli, Anna ^a,b,c   Piccoli, Maria Giovanna ^a,b,c   Vergani, Patrizia ^a,b,c   Mariani, Eloisa ^a,b,c   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a,b,c   Mariani, Silvana ^a,b,c   Pezzullo, John C ^a,b,c  

^a Istituto Di Scienze Biomediche San Gerardo ^*

^b Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica   (Italy)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuchal fold thickness; Prenatal diagnosis; Trisomy 21; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033959434     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70512-6     Document Type: Article

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