Do maternal screening tests provide psychologically meaningful results? Cognitive psychology in an applied setting

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-69

  West, Helen ^a   Bramwell, Ros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOWN SYNDROME; EDWARDS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL SERUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 33644588764     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830500475278     Document Type: Review

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