Shattered Schemata and Fragmented Identities: Men's Experiences of Antenatal Genetic Screening in Great Britain

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1081-1103

  Dheensa, Sandi ^a   Williams, Robert ^b   Metcalfe, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antenatal screening; men and reproduction; prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880499283     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X13484274     Document Type: Article

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