The utility assessment of Chinese pregnant women towards the birth of a baby with Down syndrome compared to a procedure-related miscarriage

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 819-824

  Chan, Yiu Man ^a   Leung, Tse Ngong ^a   Leung, Tak Yeung ^a   Fung, Tak Yuen ^a   Chan, Lin Wai ^a   Lau, Tze Kin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Patient preference; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749463201     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1511     Document Type: Article

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