Informed Consent for Antenatal Serum Screening for Down Syndrome

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-56

  Hwa, Hsiao Lin ^a   Huang, Lian Hua ^b   Hsieh, Fon Jou ^a   Chow, Song Nan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antenatal serum screening; Down syndrome; informed consent; medical ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANXIETY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEPRESSION; DOWN SYNDROME; ESTRIOL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MATERNAL AGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 77953235406     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(10)60009-5     Document Type: Article

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