Fetal therapy - Ethical considerations

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1061-1063

  Nelson, R M ^a   Botkin, J R ^a   Levetown, M ^a   Moseley, K L ^a   Truman, J T ^a   Wilfond, B S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033000362     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.5.1061     Document Type: Review

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