The Portrayal of Down Syndrome in Prenatal Screening Information Pamphlets

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 760-768

  Lawson, Karen L ^a   Carlson, Kara ^a   Shynkaruk, Jody M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Down syndrome; Prenatal information; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CODING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84907042025     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35340-3     Document Type: Article

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