Utilization of prenatal genetic testing by Israeli Moslem women: A national survey

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 278-283

  Sher, Carron ^a   Romano Zelekha, O ^b   Green, M S ^b,c   Shohat, T ^b,c  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Moslem; Performance; Prenatal genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MOSLEM; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; ISLAM; ISRAEL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842424837     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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