Birth Prevalence of Down Syndrome in Singapore from 1993 to 1998

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 070-076

  Lai, F M ^a   Woo, B H ^a   Tan, K H ^a   Huang, J ^a   Lee, S T ^a   Tan, B Y ^b   Tan, B H ^b   Chew, S K ^b   Yeo, G S H ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth prevalence; Down Syndrome; Modeling; National registry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0036481153     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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