First-trimester down syndrome screening: Pregnant women's knowledge

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-151

  Dahl, K ^a,b   Hvidman, L ^a   Jorgensen F S ^c   Henriques, C ^d   Olesen, F ^b   Kjaergaard, H ^e   Kesmodel, U S ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; information; informed consent; knowledge; nuchal translucency screening; prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051741347     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8839     Document Type: Article

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