Parental decisions following the prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosome abnormalities

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-62

  Hamamy, Hanan A ^a   Dahoun, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Parental decisions; Pregnancy termination; Prenatal diagnosis; Sex chromosome abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOSAICISM; PARENTAL CONSENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURNER SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 4043083448     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.12.029     Document Type: Article

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