What I wish I knew then...reflections from personal experiences in counseling about Down syndrome

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 731-734

  Brasington, Campbell K ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Genetic counseling; Unexpected news

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY COUNSELING; GENETIC COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW;

DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; THINKING;

EID: 35948991809     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9116-1     Document Type: Review

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