Ethnic differences in informed decision-making about prenatal screening for Down's syndrome

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-268

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

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DIVERSITY INDEX; ETHNICITY; GENDER ROLE; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SURINAME; TURKEY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77649291178     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088237     Document Type: Article

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