Evaluation of the introduction of the national Down syndrome screening program in the Netherlands: Age-related uptake of prenatal screening and invasive diagnostic testing

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-63

  Engels, Melanie A J ^a   Bhola, Shama L ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Blankenstein, Marinus A ^a   Van Vugt, John M G ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Down syndrome; Prenatal diagnostic testing; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE; DOWN SYNDROME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; PRENATAL SCREENING;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84894282869     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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