Breaking difficult news in a cross-cultural setting: A qualitative study about Latina mothers of children with Down syndrome

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 582-590

  Sheets, Kayla M ^a   Baty, Bonnie J ^b   Vázquez, Juan Carlos ^c   Carey, John C ^b   Hobson, Wendy L ^b  

^a South Florida Perinatal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bad or surprising news; Bonding; Disability; Hispanic; Multicultural counseling; Thematic networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MOTHERS;

EID: 84863632745     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9425-2     Document Type: Article

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