The effect of differences in the distribution of maternal age in England and Wales on the performance of prenatal screening for Down's syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 615-621

  Huang, T ^a   Watt, H C ^b   Wald, N J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Maternal age distribution; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; WALES;

EID: 1842300408     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199707)17:7<615::AID-PD130>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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