'No thanks' - Reasons why pregnant women declined an offer of cystic fibrosis carrier screening

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-117

  Ioannou, L ^a,b   Massie, J ^a,d   Lewis, S ^a   McClaren, B ^a   Collins, V ^c   Delatycki, M B ^a,b,d,e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Carrier screening; Cystic fibrosis; Population screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84899044838     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-013-0151-3     Document Type: Article

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