Offering antenatal sickle cell and thalassaemia screening to pregnant women in primary care: A qualitative study of GPs' experiences

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 580, 2010, Pages 822-828

  Tsianakas, Vicki ^a   Calnan, Michael ^d   Atkin, Karl ^e   Dormandy, Elizabeth ^b   Marteau, Theresa M ^c  

^a School of Nursing   (United Kingdom)

^b Social Care Research   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; General practitioners; Genetic screening; Primary care; Sickle cell disease; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 78650550227     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X532602     Document Type: Article

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