Patient and provider attitudes toward screening for Down syndrome in a Latin American country where abortion is illegal

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-239

  Wong, Amy E ^a   Kuppermann, Miriam ^b,c   Creasman, Jennifer M ^b   Sepulveda, Waldo ^d   Vargas, Juan E ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CLÍNICA LAS CONDES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Down syndrome; First trimester screening; Informed choice; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 80955142708     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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