Obstetric ultrasonographic findings and fetal chromosomal abnormalities: Refining the association

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1414-1421

  Ott, William J ^a,b   Taysi, Kutay ^a,b  

^a St John's Mercy Medical Center ^*

^b ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Fetal anomalies; Genetic amniocentesis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034973126     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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