Commentary: The federal 'Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act'

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 829-832

  Reilly, Philip R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Genetic counseling; Legal and ethical; Legislative history; Maternal serum screening; Practice standards; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; AWARENESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LAW; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; OBSTETRICS; PARENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AWARENESS; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69749092723     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2304     Document Type: Note

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