Screening for Down's syndrome.
BMJPublished 3 December 1988Open access
Theresa M. Marteau, J. Kidd, Rachel Cook, Marie Johnston, Susan Michie, Robert W. Shaw
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Initial findings are reported that illustrate the psychological impact of receiving false positive results on women aged 38 and over and women aged under 38, for whom an abnormal maternal serum concentration of ai fetoprotein is a new challenge to the pregnancy.
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