Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Alfirevic, Zarko ^a   Navaratnam, Kate ^a   Mujezinovic, Faris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CLUBFOOT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB REDUCTION DEFECT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINA BLEEDING; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS;

AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85028629763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003252.pub2     Document Type: Review

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