Parental attitudes: Antenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 284-286

  Polnay, Janet C ^a   Davidge, A ^a   Chin Lyn, U ^b   Smyth, A R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHORION VILLUS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036788984     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.4.284     Document Type: Article

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