Ethical analysis of non-medical fetal ultrasound

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 637-646

  Leung, John Lai Yin ^a   Pang, Samantha Mei Che ^b  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ethics; Non medical fetal ultrasound; Obstetric ultrasound; Pregnant woman; Prenatal test

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249113054     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009106655     Document Type: Article

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