Elective amniocentesis in low-risk pregnancies: Decision making in the era of information and uncertainty

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 639-641

  Lesser, Y ^a   Rabinowitz, J ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035077224     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.4.639     Document Type: Article

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