Analysis of quality of nuchal translucency measurements: Its role in prenatal diagnosis

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gabriel, Carmen Comas ^a   Echevarria, M ^a   Rodriguez I ^a   Serra, B ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; TRISOMY 21; ADOLESCENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERINATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PERINATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84861022136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/482832     Document Type: Article

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