Software for Prenatal Down Syndrome Risk Calculation: A Comparative Study of Six Software Packages

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Software for prenatal down syndrome risk calculation: a comparative study of six software packages.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry

سال: 1999

ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561

DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.8.1278