Gestational age at abortion: The impact of first-trimester risk assessment for aneuploidy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 839-842

  Chasen, Stephen T ^a   Kalish, Robin B ^a   Chervenak, Frank A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Aneuploidy; Prenatal diagnosis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRISOMY; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; TRISOMY 45X;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ANEUPLOIDY; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33747885759     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.038     Document Type: Article

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