First-trimester examination of fetal nasal bone in the Chinese population

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 703-706

  Chen, Min ^a,b,f   Lee, Chin Peng ^a   Tang, Rebecca ^c   Chan, Ben ^a   Ou, Chun Quan ^d,e   Tang, Mary Hoi Yin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Nanfang Medical University   (China)

^c Pamela Youd e Eastern Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fetus; First trimester; Nasal bones; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NASAL BONE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRISOMY 21; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; NASAL BONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33747428722     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1484     Document Type: Article

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