Informed choice in prenatal testing: A survey among obstetricians and gynaecologists in Europe and Asia

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1238-1244

  Van Den Heuvel, Ananda ^a   Chitty, Lyn ^b   Dormandy, Elizabeth ^a   Newson, Ainsley ^c   Deans, Zuzana ^c   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Cultural diversity; Health care professionals; Informed choice; Prenatal diagnosis; Values

Indexed keywords

ASIA; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ASIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58049200790     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2139     Document Type: Review

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