Numbers or words? A randomized controlled trial of presenting screen negative results to pregnant women

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 714-718

  Marteau, Theresa M ^a   Saidi, Guitta ^a   Goodburn, Sandy ^b   Lawton, Julia ^a   Michie, Susan ^a   Bobrow, Martin ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic testing; Prenatal screening; Risk communication; Risk presentation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRIOL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033797318     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200009)20:9<714::AID-PD906>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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