Antenatal diagnosis of surgically correctable anomalies: Effects of repeated consultations on parental anxiety

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 652-654

  Aite, L ^a   Trucchi, A ^a   Nahom, A ^a   Zaccara, A ^a   La Sala, E ^a   Bagolan, Pietro ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE ATRESIA; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0346327241     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210992     Document Type: Article

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