A randomised trial of three methods of giving information about prenatal testing

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7013, 1995, Pages 1127-

  Thornton, J G ^a   Hewison, J ^a   Lilford, R J ^a   Vail, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANXIETY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0028825102     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7013.1127     Document Type: Article

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