First trimester Down syndrome screening is less effective and the number of invasive procedures is increased in women younger than 35 years of age

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 324-326

  Peuhkurinen, Sini ^a   Laitinen, Paivi ^b   Ryynanen, Markku ^a   Marttala, Jaana ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

combined screening; Down syndrome; first trimester; maternal age; performance of screening; prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84874960938     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01826.x     Document Type: Article

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