Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Mothers' Reflections on Supports Needed from Diagnosis to Birth

Mental Retardation

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-61

  Helm, David T ^a   Miranda, Sara ^a   Chedd, Naomi Angoff ^b  

^a Institute for Community Inclusion   (United States)

^b LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031989098     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(1998)036<0055:PDODSM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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