Weight-correction formula for maternal serum screening for Down syndrome in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 931-935

  Jou, H J ^a   Wu, S C ^a   Lu, Y M ^a   Liao, W C ^a   Hsieh, F J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Down syndrome screening; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Maternal serum; Second trimester; Weight correction formula

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE MARKER; DOWN SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TAIWAN; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY WEIGHT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034530443     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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