Fetal sex determination using cell-free fetal DNA: Service users' experiences of and preferences for service delivery

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 735-741

  Lewis, Celine ^a   Hill, Melissa ^b   Skirton, Heather ^c   Chitty, Lyn S ^b,d  

^a GENETIC ALLIANCE UK   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MIDWIFE; NONINVASIVE PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864310059     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.3893     Document Type: Article

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