Pregnancy outcome after genetic counselling for prenatal diagnosis of unexpected chromosomal anomaly

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 77-80

  Clementi, Maurizio ^a   Di Gianantonio, Elena ^a   Ponchia, Rossella ^b   Petrella, Marilena ^a   Andrisani, Alessandra ^a   Tenconi, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Genetic counseling; Unexpected chromosomal anomaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FEAR; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; INFORMED CONSENT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDATORY TESTING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SEX CHROMOSOME; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRISOMY;

EID: 33748195048     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.01.031     Document Type: Article

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