Noninvasive prenatal testing goes global

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 231, 2014, Pages

  Chandrasekharan, Subhashini ^a   Minear, Mollie A ^a   Hung, Anthony ^a   Allyse, Megan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONINVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SEX DETERMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL CONTROL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 84899094820     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008704     Document Type: Short Survey

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