Nuchal translucency-based Down syndrome screening: Barriers to implementation

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 272-276

  Malone, Fergal D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Nuchal translucency; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOWN SYNDROME; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST;

EID: 23644453644     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2005.05.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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