Women's motives for not participating in preconception counseling: Qualitative study

Community Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 166-170

  Hosli, E J ^a,b   Elsinga, J ^a   Buitendijk, S E ^a   Assendelft, W J J ^a   Van Der Pal De Bruin, K M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Interview study; Nonresponse; Preconception counseling; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; WOMEN;

EID: 41549112552     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113879     Document Type: Article

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