Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy among health professionals in Lebanon

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 880-886

  Zahed, L ^a   Nabulsi, M ^a   Tamim, H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Lebanon; Prenatal diagnosis; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEBANON; MARRIAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0036797427     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.429     Document Type: Article

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