Decisions regarding pregnancy termination among Bedouin couples referred to third level ultrasound clinic

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-146

  Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Shoham Vardi, Ilana ^a   Weitzman, Dalia ^a   Gohar, Josef ^a   Carmi, Rivka ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouins; Congenital malformations; Pregnancy termination; Prenatal diagnosis; Third level ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 17344381430     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00178-4     Document Type: Article

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