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. 1997 Mar 8;314(7082):720–721. doi: 10.1136/bmj.314.7082.720
Increased parity and risk of trisomy 21: review of 37,110 live births.
M S Schimmel
1, A I Eidelman
1, P Zadka
1, E Kornbluth
1, C Hammerman
1
M S Schimmel
1Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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A I Eidelman
1Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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P Zadka
1Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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E Kornbluth
1Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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C Hammerman
1Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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1Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
PMCID: PMC2126132 PMID: 9116549
See letter "Increased parity and risk of trisomy 21. Study measured prevalence of Down's syndrome at birth, not incidence." on page 1760c.
See commentary "Commentary: Down's syndrome and parity." on page 721.