First trimester aneuploidy screening combining biochemical and ultrasound markers

Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-17

  Fortuny, Albert ^a   Borell, A ^a   Casals, E ^a   Seres, A ^a   Sanchez, A ^a   Soler, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combined test; Fetal aneuploidy; First trimester; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; DATA ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 21844442097     PISSN: 14722240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/147222405000104906     Document Type: Article

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