Family-provider interactions surrounding the diagnosis of Down syndrome

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 714-716

  Van Riper, Marcia ^a   Choi, Hyunkyung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80051783551     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3182209f21     Document Type: Note

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