Improving residents' understanding of issues, comfort levels, and patient needs regarding screening for and diagnosing Down syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 328.e1-328.e6

  Kleinert, Harold L ^a   Lunney, Carol A ^a   Campbell, Lynn ^a   Ferguson II, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

comfort level; Down syndrome; obstetrics and gynecology; pediatrics; web based tutorial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 69349101575     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.051     Document Type: Article

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