Facilitating informed choice in prenatal testing: How well are we doing?

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-190

  Marteau, Theresa M ^a   Dormandy, Elizabeth ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication of risk information; Informed choice; Knowledge; Prenatal testing

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0034770644     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10006     Document Type: Review

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