Development and evaluation of a decision aid about prenatal testing for women of advanced maternal age

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-233

  Drake, Elizabeth R ^a,b   Engler Todd, Lori ^c   O'Connor, Annette M ^a,b   Surh, Linda C ^a   Hunter, Alasdair ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Decision aid; Genetic counseling; Prenatal testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032839695     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022998415890     Document Type: Article

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