Attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis, termination of pregnancy, and reproduction by parents of children with nonsyndromic oral clefts in Argentina

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 722-727

  Wyszynski, Diego F ^a   Perandones, Claudia ^b,c   Bennun, Ricardo D ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PIEL   (Argentina)

^c Centro Nacional de Genetica Medica de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; Genetic counseling; Pregnancy termination; Psychosocial; Recurrence risk

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLEFT LIP; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

ARGENTINA (FISH);

EID: 0141633920     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.674     Document Type: Article

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