Genetic counseling for fetal abnormalities in a south african community

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-254

  Todd, Caryn ^a   Haw, Tabitha ^a   Kromberg, Jennifer ^a   Christianson, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fetal abnormalities; Genetic counseling; South Africa; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953325746     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9278-0     Document Type: Article

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