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The limited effect of information on Israeli pregnant women at advanced maternal age who decide to undergo amniocentesis

BACKGROUND: A primary goal of amniocentesis is the detection of trisomy 21 (Down syndrome- DS) in the fetus. This procedure involves a small risk of miscarriage. As the risk of DS increases with maternal age, screening tests (maternal serum triple test and others) and age are used to generate a risk...

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Autores principales: Grinshpun-Cohen, Julia, Miron-Shatz, Talya, Berkenstet, Michal, Pras, Elon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26284151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13584-015-0019-6