Exploring Physicians' Views and Values in Relation to Maternal Serum Screening

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 564-572

  Winquist, Brandace ^a   Ogle, Keith ^a   Muhajarine, Nazeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Maternal serum screening; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; CONGENITAL DISORDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79958272499     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32889-4     Document Type: Article

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