Genetic counseling utilization by families with offspring affected by birth defects, Hawaii, 1986-2003

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1045-1052

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a   Merz, Ruth D ^a  

^a Hawaii Birth Defects Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Chromosomal abnormalities; Genetic counseling; Malformation syndromes; Maternal age; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FAMILY; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; REGISTER; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABNORMALITIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34248205704     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31714     Document Type: Article

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