What is a "balanced" description? Insight from parents of individuals with Down syndrome

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-44

  Hippman, Catriona ^a,b   Inglis, Angela ^b   Austin, Jehannine ^b  

^a Centre for Complex Disorders   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balanced description; Balanced information; Down syndrome; Genetic counseling; Opinions; Parents; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862244827     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9417-2     Document Type: Article

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