Effect of estimating gestational age by ultrasound cephalometry on the specificity of alpha-fetoprotein screening for open neural-tube defects.

A total of 1268 women had a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) screening test for open neural-tube defects between 15 and 22 weeks gestation and a routine ultrasound examination at their first antenatal visit. All had a singleton infant without a neural-tube defect. AFP values were expressed as...

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Main Authors: Wald, N, Cuckle, H, Boreham, J, Turnbull, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 1982