Follow up and evaluation of the Victorian first-trimester combined screening programme for Down syndrome and trisomy 18

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 812-818

  Jaques, A M ^a   Halliday, J L ^a   Francis, I ^a   Bonacquisto, L ^a   Forbes, R ^a   Cronin, A ^a   Sheffield, L J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; First trimester combined screening; Prenatal screening; Test characteristics; Trisomy 18

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRISOMY 18; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; COHORT STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRISOMY; VICTORIA;

EID: 34250345601     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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