Denial of pregnancy - A literature reviewand discussion of ethical and legal issues

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 286-291

  Jenkins, Angela ^a   Millar, Simon ^b   Robins, James ^b  

^a VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENIAL OF PREGNANCY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECLAMPSIA; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 79960379688     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.100376     Document Type: Review

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