Attitudes of Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome Towards Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 805-813

  Kellogg, Gregory ^a   Slattery, Leah ^a   Hudgins, Louanne ^a   Ormond, Kelly ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Information provision; Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT); Parent perceptions; Stakeholder views

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84892959636     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9694-7     Document Type: Article

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