Inequalities in the reported offer and uptake of antenatal screening

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-52

  Alderdice, Fiona ^a   McNeill, Jenny ^a   Rowe, Rachel ^b   Martin, Denis ^c   Dornan, Jim ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Inequality; Test offer; Test uptake

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; TESTING METHOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IRELAND; OCCUPATION; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37049004191     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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