An assessment of the Down syndrome antenatal screening policies of East and West Gloucestershire between 1993 and 1999

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 760-764

  Dixon, J ^a   Pillai, M ^b   Mahendran, D ^a   Brooks, M ^b  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 10444256183     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014436104100009444     Document Type: Article

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