Practicing prenatal diagnosis within the law

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 489-494

  De Crespigny, L ^a   Chervenak, F ^b   Coquel, P A ^d   Ville, Y ^e   McCullough, L ^c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Centre de Radiologie   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACHONDROPLASIA; AUTOPSY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH; ROE V. WADE;

ABORTION, LEGAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; TEXAS; WRONGFUL LIFE;

EID: 7044270661     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1747     Document Type: Editorial

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