The motherhood choice: Themes arising in the decision-making process for women with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-704

  Prunty, Martine ^a   Sharpe, L ^a   Butow, P ^a   Fulcher, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MS Society of New South Wales Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision aid; Decision making; Multiple Sclerosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 46849105835     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458507086103     Document Type: Article

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