The influence of prenatal screening and termination of pregnancy on perinatal mortality rates

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 966-972

  Van der Pal de Bruin, K M ^a   Graafmans, W ^b   Biermans, M C J ^b   Richardus, J H ^b   Zijlstra, A G ^a   Reefhuis, J ^c   Mackenbach, J P ^b   Verloove Vanhorick, S P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Perinatal mortality rate; Pregnancy termination; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EUROPE; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; ABORTION; ADULT; FEMALE; INFANT MORTALITY; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1842853737     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.442     Document Type: Article

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