Routine ultrasonography compared with maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein for neural tube defect screening

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 747-752

  Norem, Carol T ^a   Schoen, Edgar J ^b   Walton, David L ^b   Krieger, Robyn C ^b   O'Keefe, Jennifer ^b   To, Trinh T ^b   Ray, G Thomas ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPINA BIFIDA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444445356     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000178780.63956.3b     Document Type: Article

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