First and second trimester prenatal screening for trisomies 13, 18, and 21 and open neural tube defects
This report provides an epidemiological profile of fetal aneuploidy and open neural tube defects (ONTD); describes the patterns of care, utilization trends, and factors affecting the provision of first and second trimester screening (FASTs) services for fetal aneuploidy and ONTD; performs an evaluat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edmonton, AB, Canada
Institute of Health Economics
September 2012, 2012
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| Series: | Alberta STE report
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This report provides an epidemiological profile of fetal aneuploidy and open neural tube defects (ONTD); describes the patterns of care, utilization trends, and factors affecting the provision of first and second trimester screening (FASTs) services for fetal aneuploidy and ONTD; performs an evaluation of the scientific evidence on the performance of available first and second trimester screening tests (FASTs) for Trisomy 21, 18, 13, and open neural tube defects (specifically spina bifida, anencephyaly, encephalocele, collectively refererred to as ONTDs); and provides an estimation of the costs and cost effectiveness of various screening strategies |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (xxxii, 330 pages) illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781926929095 |