Reproductive decision-making: A qualitative study among couples at increased risk of having a child with retinoblastoma

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-341

  Dommering, C J ^a   van den Heuvel, M R ^a   Moll, A C ^a   Imhof, S M ^b   Meijers Heijboer, H ^a   Henneman, L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making; Genetic counselling; Qualitative research; Reproductive behaviour; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY PLANNING; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; RISK;

EID: 77956408678     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01484.x     Document Type: Review

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