Factors influencing women's acceptance of prenatal screening tests

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1136-1143

  Li, De Kun ^a   Karlberg, Kristen ^a   Wi, Soora ^a   Norem, Carol ^b  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFP test; Birth defects; Genetic testing; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149109827     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2142     Document Type: Article

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