Perceptions of prenatal testing for birth defects among rural Latinas

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-42

  Griffiths, Courtney ^a,b   Kuppermann, Miriam ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defect; Congenital anomaly; Down syndrome; Expanded AFP screening; Latina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 37749004082     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0214-3     Document Type: Article

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