The effect of ethnic origin on nuchal translucency at 10-14 weeks of gestation

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 576-578

  Chen, Min ^a   Lam, Yung Hang ^a,f   Tang, Mary Hoi Yin ^a   Lee, Chin Peng ^a   Sin, Sai Yuen ^b   Tang, Rebecca ^c   Wong, Hong Soo ^d   Wong, Sai Fun ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ethnic origin; Nuchal translucency; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; ASIA; CHINA; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HONG KONG; MASS SCREENING; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ASIA, WESTERN; CAUCASOID RACE; CHINA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MONGOLOID RACE; NECK; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS;

EID: 0035990108     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.363     Document Type: Article

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