Comparison of models of maternal age-specific risk for Down syndrome live births

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 252-258

  Morris, J K ^a   Wald, N J ^a   Mutton, D E ^a   Alberman, E ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Live birth prevalence; Maternal age related risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037339996     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.568     Document Type: Article

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