Women's attitudes to the successive decisions possibly involved in prenatal screening for Down syndrome: How consistent with their actual decisions?

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1086-1093

  Seror, V ^a   Ville, Y ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Patients' attitudes; Patients' decisions; Prenatal testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958538977     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2616     Document Type: Article

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