Attitudes and perceptions about prenatal diagnosis and induced abortion among adults of Pakistani population

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1149-1155

  Arif, Muhammad Osman ^a,b   Fatmi, Zafar ^b   Pardeep, Bhisham ^a   Ali, Tuba ^a   Iqbal, Hameed ^a   Bangash, Haider Khan ^a   Pervaiz, Rushna ^a   Altaf, Hira ^a   Baba, Javed Ali ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Induced abortion; Pakistan; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149094286     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2144     Document Type: Article

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