Attitudes of Israeli Muslims at risk of genetic disorders towards pregnancy termination

Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-93

  Neter, Efrat ^a   Wolowelsky, Yael ^b   Borochowitz, Zvi U ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Genetic disorders; Muslims; Pregnancy termination; Risk

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLERGY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOSLEM; POPULATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ISLAM; ISRAEL; MALE; PREGNANCY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RISK;

EID: 20444444669     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084776     Document Type: Article

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