The intersection of ethics and communication in prenatal imaging: Challenges for the pediatric radiologist

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 514-517

  Brown, Stephen D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bad news; Communication; Congenital abnormalities; Ethics; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950965841     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1516-y     Document Type: Review

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