Variation in women's understanding of prenatal testing

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1306-1312

  Bryant, Allison S ^a   Norton, Mary E ^a   Nakagawa, Sanae ^a   Bishop, Judith T ^a   Pena, Sherri ^a   Gregorich, Steven E ^a   Kuppermann, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRENATAL TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POVERTY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POVERTY AREAS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929896310     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000843     Document Type: Article

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