Age-specific risk of fetal loss observed in a second trimester serum screening population

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 240-246

  Wyatt, Philip R ^a   Owolabi, Titus ^b   Meier, Chris ^a   Huang, Tianhua ^a  

^a Ont Matern Serum Screening D   (Canada)

^b NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnic group; Fetal loss; Maternal age; Second trimester serum screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEGRO; PATIENT CODING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 12844276130     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.06.099     Document Type: Article

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