Is advice incompatible with autonomous informed choice? Women's perceptions of advice in the context of antenatal screening: A qualitative study

Health Expectations

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 555-564

  Ahmed, Shenaz ^a   Bryant, Louise D ^a   Tizro, Zahra ^b   Shickle, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84904423977     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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