The decision to continue: The experiences and needs of parents who receive a prenatal diagnosis of holoprosencephaly

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-378

  Redlinger Grosse, Krista ^a,b,d,e   Bernhardt, Barbara A ^c,d   Berg, Kate ^a   Muenke, Maximilian ^a   Biesecker, Barbara B ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Holoprosencephaly; Pregnancy continues on; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIGION;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036837901     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10657     Document Type: Article

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