Utilization of genetic counseling by parents of a child or fetus with congenital malformation in North-East Italy

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 121 A, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 214-218

  Mammi, Isabella ^a,g   Basile, Teresa Rosaria ^a   Bellato, Silvano ^b   Belli, Serena ^c   Benedicenti, Francesco ^a   Boni, Stefania ^d   Castellan, Claudio ^e   Clementi, Maurizio ^a   Di Gianantonio, Elena ^a   Petrella, Marilena ^a   Turolla, Licia ^f   Tenconi, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Arzignano   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Trento   (Italy)

^d SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Servizio di Genetica   (Italy)

^f OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^g Ospedale di Dolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Congenital malformations; Counseling; Genetic; Malformation registry; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABNORMALITIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0041694105     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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