Predicted prevalence of Down syndrome live births in Japan, 1970-2006

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1387-1388

  Kajii, Tadashi ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVE BIRTH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 44449090017     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32323     Document Type: Letter

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