Recent trends in the prevalence of Down
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Hoshi, Nobuhiko; Hattori, Rifumi; Hanatani, Kaoru; Okuyama, Kazuhiko; Yamada, Hi
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The aims of the present study were to determine recent trends in the prevalence of Down syndrome (DS) in Japan, and to determine whether recent changes in demographic and social habits and access to prenatal diagnosis have influenced the livebirth rates of DS. Livebirth statistics indicate that the