Demographic differences in Down syndrome livebirths in the US from 1989 to 2006

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 389-394

  Egan, James F X ^a   Smith, Kathleen ^a   Timms, Diane ^a   Bolnick, Jay M ^a   Campbell, Winston A ^a   Benn, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic differences; Down syndrome livebirths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952713864     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2702     Document Type: Article

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