Ethnic differences in considerations whether or not to participate in prenatal screening for Down syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1262-1269

  Fransen, Mirjam P ^a   Wildschut, Hajo I J ^a   Vogel, Ineke ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   Essink Bot, Marie Louise ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making; Down syndrome; Ethnic differences; Genetic counselling; Legal and ethical; Maternal serum screening; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SURINAME; TURKEY;

EID: 73449145704     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2391     Document Type: Article

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