Antenatal screening for cystic fibrosis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 795-799

  Cuckle, Howard ^a   Quirke, Philip ^b,c   Sehmi, Indera ^a   Lewis, Fraser ^a   Murray, Jennifer ^a   Cross, Debra ^c   Cuckle, Patricia ^a   Ozols, Barbara ^c  

^a Centre for Reproduction Growth and Development   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MUTATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029767849     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09876.x     Document Type: Article

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