Lay persons' understanding of the risk of Down's Syndrome in genetic counselling

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 649-650

  Van Vliet, Hubertus A A M ^a   Grimes, David A ^a   Popkin, Benjamin ^a   Smith, Ursula ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AWARENESS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035377884     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-5456(00)00151-0     Document Type: Article

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