Obstetrician-gynecologists performing genetic amniocentesis may be misleading themselves and their patients

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1340-1344

  Blessed, William B ^a   Lacoste, Helene ^a   Welch, Robert A ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal loss rate; Midtrimester amniocentesis; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS WASTAGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERINATOLOGY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034968312     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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