Prenatal Chromosomal Diagnosis
- 19 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 244 (12) , 1355-1357
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1980.03310120043022
Abstract
In a study of Georgia women aged 40 years and older, 15% made use of prenatal chromosomal diagnosis. There was, however, substantial racial and geographic variation, ranging from a use ratio of 60% among whites in two large urban counties to 0.5% among blacks outside Augusta and Atlanta health districts. This simple population-based epidemiologic analysis suggests that future program planning for genetic services in Georgia should address ways to increase access by rural women, especially blacks. Similar analyses in other states could be used for planning genetic services. (JAMA244:1355-1357, 1980)Keywords
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