First trimester, second trimester, and integrated screening for Down's syndrome in China

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-71

  Miao, Zheng You ^a   Liu, Xia ^a   Shi, Tong Kun ^a   Xu, Ying ^a   Song, Qin Hao ^a   Tang, Shao Hua ^b  

^a JIAXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WENZHOU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864340934     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2012.011145     Document Type: Article

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