First trimester screening: Economic implications

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 263-266

  Macones, George A ^a,b   Odibo, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b 2000 Courtyard Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Economic analysis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE COST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 23644460690     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2005.05.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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