Prenatal diagnosis of down syndrome: How best to deliver the news

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2361-2367

  Skotko, Brian G ^a   Kishnani, Priya S ^b   Capone, George T ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Down syndrome; Mongolism; Postnatal care; Prenatal diagnosis; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAINING; TRISOMY 21;

COMMUNICATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 70449428147     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33082     Document Type: Review

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