The decision-making process of genetically at-risk couples considering preimplantation genetic diagnosis: Initial findings from a grounded theory study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1536-1543

  Hershberger, Patricia E ^a   Gallo, Agatha M ^a   Kavanaugh, Karen ^a   Olshansky, Ellen ^b   Schwartz, Alan ^a   Tur Kaspa, Ilan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institute for Human Reproduction   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Decision theory; Decision making; Family planning; In vitro fertilization; Prenatal diagnosis; USA

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; GENOMICS; HEALTH RISK; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION THEORY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTHOOD; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859750418     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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