Improving Communication between Doctors and Parents after Newborn Screening

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Farrell, Michael H ^a   Christopher, Stephanie A ^a   Tluczek, Audrey ^b   Kennedy Parker, Karen ^c   la Pean, Alison ^a   Eskra, Kerry ^a   Collins, Jenelle ^a   Hoffman, Gary ^c   Panepinto, Julie ^a   Farrell, Philip M ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SICKLE CELL;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 80555125033     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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