Down's syndrome: Occurrence and outcome in the north of England, 1985-99

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-39

  Bell, Ruth ^a,c   Rankin, Judith ^a   Donaldson, Liam J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CARE; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0037639929     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2003.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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