Role of ultrasound for Down syndrome screening in advanced maternal age

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1028-1031

  Egan, James F X ^a,b,c,d   Malakh, Lillian ^a,b,c,d   Turner, Garry W ^a,b,c,d   Markenson, Glenn ^a,b,c,d   Wax, Joseph R ^a,b,c,d   Benn, Peter A ^a,b,c,d  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome screening; Genetic sonogram

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0035197269     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.117673     Document Type: Conference Paper

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