Age at postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in the Northern Netherlands for the period 1981-2000

Community Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-59

  Heuterman, J S J ^a   De Walle, H E K ^b   Poortvliet, M C ^a   Bouman, K ^c   Cornel, M C ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Down syndrome; Home delivery; Postnatal diagnosis; Treatment delay

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTHING CENTERS; DELIVERY ROOMS; DOWN SYNDROME; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KARYOTYPING; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 5644290588     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080304     Document Type: Article

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