Increasing total prevalence rate of cases with Down syndrome in Hungary

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 525-535

  Métneki, Julia ^a   Czeizel, Andrew E ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^b FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Ascertainment; Down syndrome; Increasing prevalence; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; KARYOTYPE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATERNAL AGE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROGENY; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILLBIRTH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSAICISM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 21644457684     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-4261-z     Document Type: Article

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