Should sonographic screening for fetal Down syndrome be applied to low risk women?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 451-455

  Benacerraf, B R ^a  

^a Diagnostic Ultrasound Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOWN SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WASTAGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034545574     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00141.x     Document Type: Editorial

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