Prenatal biochemical screening for neural tube defects

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 433-435

  Muller, Françoise ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Alpha fetoprotein; Amniocentesis; Neural tube defect; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; FOLIC ACID;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141743576     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0784-3     Document Type: Article

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