Attitude toward prenatal diagnosis for β-thalassemia major and medical abortion in Southern Iran

Hemoglobin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Johari, Sheyda ^b   Cohan, Nader ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Thalassemia ( thal); Prenatal diagnosis; Southern Iran

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICAL ABORTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449108988     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260903547690     Document Type: Article

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