How do prospective parents prefer to receive information about prenatal screening and diagnostic testing?

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 100-102

  Willis, A M ^a,b   Smith, S K ^a   Meiser, B ^a   Muller, C ^c   Lewis, S ^c,d   Halliday, J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SERVICE; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PARITY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PARITY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84921598593     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.4493     Document Type: Letter

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