Factors affecting the clinical use of non-invasive prenatal testing: a mixed methods systematic review
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Factors affecting the clinical use of non-invasive prenatal testing: a mixed methods systematic review.
Non-invasive prenatal testing has been in clinical use for a decade; however, there is evidence that this technology will be more widely applied within the next few years. Guidance is therefore required to ensure that the procedure is offered in a way that is evidence based and ethically and clinically acceptable. We conducted a systematic review of the current relevant literature to ascertain ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prenatal Diagnosis
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0197-3851
DOI: 10.1002/pd.4094