Informed Consent for Antenatal Serum Screening for Down Syndrome

Objective: Respect for patients' autonomy is a principle issue in medical ethics. Patients' understanding of antenatal serum screening for Down syndrome upon informed consent has barely been assessed. Our objective was to evaluate pregnant women's perceived level of understanding of t...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Lin Hwa, Lian-Hua Huang, Fon-Jou Hsieh, Song-Nan Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-03-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455910600095