Midtrimester genetic amniocentesis in eastern Ontario: a review from 1970 to 1985.
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Midtrimester genetic amniocentesis in eastern Ontario: a review from 1970 to 1985.
Greater use of genetic amniocentesis in the Eastern Ontario region occurred once the results from the various national trials were published. Acceptance also paralleled an increase in the number of low parity older women having children and the centralisation and greater publicity given to our programme in the late 1970s. A centralised approach has had the positive effects of preventing unneces...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Genetics
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1468-6244
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.24.6.335