What patients are reading about noninvasive prenatal testing: An evaluation of Internet content and implications for patient-centered care

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 986-993

  Mercer, M B ^a   Agatisa, P K ^a   Farrell, R M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; READING; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEARCH ENGINE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATERNAL SERUM SCREENING TEST; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MATERNAL SERUM SCREENING TESTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84908233095     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.4410     Document Type: Article

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