To use or not to use: Male partners' perspectives on decision making about prenatal diagnosis

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-45

  Kenen, Regina ^a   Smith, Ann C M ^c   Watkins, Carolee ^b   Zuber Pittore, Carol ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Capital Health System   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Decision making; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Male partner; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034021601     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009429106757     Document Type: Article

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