Maternal serum screening for Down syndrome - Opinions on acceptance from Swedish women

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-34

  Crang Svalenius, Elizabeth ^a   Dykes, Anna Karin ^a   Jörgensen, Connie ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Informed choice; Maternal acceptance; Serum screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SWEDEN; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMNIOCENTESIS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KARYOTYPING; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WOMEN;

EID: 0037337096     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2003.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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