Computerized prenatal genetic testing decision-assisting tool: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-63

  Kuppermann, Miriam ^a,b,d   Norton, Mary E ^c   Gates, Elena ^c   Gregorich, Steven E ^c   Learman, Lee A ^c   Nakagawa, Sanae ^c   Feldstein, Vickie A ^c   Lewis, James ^c   Washington, A Eugene ^c   Nease, Robert F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AWARENESS; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ABORTION; ANEUPLOIDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLICATION;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 60749109340     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31818e7ec4     Document Type: Article

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