Antenatal screening tests: Knowledge and practice patterns of obstetricians in Utah

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 2464-2468

  Fisher, Barbra M ^a   Varner, Michael ^a   Rose, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Cystic fibrosis; Down syndrome; Serum screening; Survey; Utah

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTAH;

EID: 33750599952     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31522     Document Type: Article

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