Is nondirectiveness possible within the context of antenatal screening and testing?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-347

  Williams, Clare ^a   Alderson, Priscilla ^a   Farsides, Bobbie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Genetic risk; Nondirective counselling; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; PRENATAL SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0036136966     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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