What is the significance of attendance by the partner at genetic counselling for advanced maternal age?

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-278

  Humphreys, Lauren ^a,b   Cappelli, M ^a,b   Hunter, A G W ^a   Allanson, J ^a   Zimak, A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPOUSE;

EID: 0042847366     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850031000135713     Document Type: Article

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