Couple-based prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis in primary care settings

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 397-404

  Doherty, Richard A ^a   Palomaki, Glenn E ^a   Kloza, Edward M ^a   Erickson, Jeryl L ^a   Haddow, James E ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Intervention study; Pregnancy; Prenatal screening; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALLELES; CHEEK; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MAINE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 0029943131     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199605)16:5<397::AID-PD864>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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