Effect of hispanic ethnicity on interpretation of maternal serum Screening

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Byrne, Janice L B ^a   Waller, D Kim ^b   Rose, Esmie ^a   Elias, Sherman ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Hispanic ethnicity; Maternal serum screening; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRIOL;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 8244233162     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264441     Document Type: Article

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