Awareness and attitudes regarding prenatal testing among Texas women of childbearing age

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 655-661

  Case, Amy P ^a   Ramadhani, Tunu A ^a   Canfield, Mark A ^a   Wicklund, Catherine A ^b  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Birth defects; Contracting in genetic counseling; Prenatal diagnosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 36448935697     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9103-6     Document Type: Article

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