First-trimester nuchal translucency, nasal bones, and trisomy 21 in selected and unselected populations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 828-833

  Prefumo, Federico ^a   Sairam, Shanthi ^a   Bhide, Amarnath ^a   Thilaganathan, Baskaran ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First trimester; Nasal bones; Nuchal translucency; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASAL BONE; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRISOMY 21;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL BONE; NECK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33644697734     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.09.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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