Informed choice for newborn blood spot screening in the United Kingdom: A survey of parental perceptions

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Nicholls, Stuart G ^a   Southern, Kevin W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heel prick; Informed choice; Survey; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN BLOOD SPOT SCREENING; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870523716     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1479     Document Type: Article

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