Are Adolescents' decisions about Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome Informed? A Controlled, Prospective Study

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Wynter, Karen H ^a   Rowe, Heather J ^a   Fisher, Jane R ^a   Lee, Mardiana ^b   Quinlivan, Julie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Informed decision; Prenatal genetic screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78751703004     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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