Second trimester sonography and fetal spina bifida screening

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-60

  Strigini, F A L ^a   Carmignani, A ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Neural tube defects; Obstetric sonography; Prenatal diagnosis; Screening; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; FOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL SERUM; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POPULATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPINA BIFIDA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0037379830     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00445-9     Document Type: Article

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