Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , March 2005

Impact of Second-Trimester Maternal Serum Screening on Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome and the use of Amniocentesis in the Taiwanese Population

  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Institute of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taichung, Taiwan
    • College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Chih-Ping Chen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chen-Ju Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wayseen Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • the Taiwan Amniocentesis Collaborative Study Group

Received 28 January 2005 ,Revised 2 February 2005 ,Accepted 15 February 2005.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60103-0

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60103-0

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , March 2005

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