Determination of foetal sex in pregnancies at risk of haemophilia: A qualitative study exploring the clinical practices and attitudes of health professionals in the United Kingdom

Haemophilia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 575-583

  Hill, M ^a,b   Compton, C ^b   Lewis, C ^c   Skirton, H ^d   Chitty, L S ^a,b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c GENETIC ALLIANCE UK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell free foetal DNA; Foetal sex determination; Haemophilia; Non invasive prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEMOPHILIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SEX DETERMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863193068     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2011.02653.x     Document Type: Article

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