Informed choice in women attending private clinics to undergo first-trimester screening for Down syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 656-664

  Jaques, Alice M ^a,b,c   Sheffield, Leslie J ^a,b   Halliday, Jane L ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Education level; Information; Informed choice; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 23844519655     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1218     Document Type: Article

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