Ethnicity questions and antenatal screening for sickle cell/thalassaemia (EQUANS) in England: Observation and interview study

Critical Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Dyson, Simon M ^a   Cochran, Fiona ^b   Culley, Lorraine ^a   Dyson, Sue E ^a   Kennefick, Ann ^c   Kirkham, Mavis ^d   Morris, Patsy ^e   Sutton, Fay ^b   Squire, Patricia ^f  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Environmental Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Genetics; Identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTUITION; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING ERROR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKSHOP;

EID: 33947400215     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590601045188     Document Type: Article

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