Implications of prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell disease

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-15

  De Montalembert, M ^a   Guilloud Bataille, M ^b   Ducros, A ^c   Galacteros, F ^d   Girot, R ^e   Herve, C ^f   Maier Redelsperger, M ^e   Feingold, J ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^f Institut Fédératif de Recherche 94   (France)

Author keywords

Abortion; Genetic counseling; Prenatal diagnosis; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RELIGION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 0029877845     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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