Mid trimester sonographic findings for the prediction of Down syndrome in a sonographically screened population

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-16

  Schluter, Philip J ^a   Pritchard, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Ultrasound for Women   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Multivariable model; Sonographic finding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKINFOLD; TIME PERCEPTION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NECK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 12844255048     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.08.036     Document Type: Article

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