Sex ratio at a tertiary medical center in northern Taiwan-An analysis of amniocentesis

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-119

  Chen, Ling Chao ^a   Chen, Chih Yao ^a,b   Horng, Huann Cheng ^a,b   Yen, Ming Shyen ^a,b   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b,c   Chen, Chih Ping ^b,c,d   Chang, Wen Hsun ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; KARYOTYPING; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; NATURAL SELECTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84899063076     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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