Lack of standardization in determining gestational age for prenatal screening

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 607-611

  Koster, M P H ^a,b   Van Leeuwen Spruijt, M ^a   Wortelboer, E J ^b   Stoutenbeek, P ^b   Elvers, L H ^a   Loeber, J G ^a   Visser, G H A ^b   Schielen, P C J I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crown rump length; Dating scan; First trimester combined test; Gestational age; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DATA BASE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL SERUM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NETHERLANDS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION;

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55549111913     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5347     Document Type: Article

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