Women's knowledge of prenatal ultrasound and informed choice

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-276

  Kohut, Ruth J ^a,b   Dewey, Deborah ^a   Love, Edgar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informed choice; Informed consent; Prenatal ultrasound; Women's knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ALBERTA; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0038281518     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016378415514     Document Type: Review

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