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. 1990 Jan;31(1):25-8.
doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90177-m.

Parental perceptions of genetic risk: correlation with choice of prenatal diagnostic procedures

M I Evans  1 , S F Bottoms, G C Critchfield, A Greb, J J LaFerla
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Parental perceptions of genetic risk: correlation with choice of prenatal diagnostic procedures

M I Evans et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

Determinants of patients' decisions to have prenatal diagnosis, and by which test (amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling), is not well understood. We have administered questionnaires to couples referred for genetic counseling and procedures for advanced maternal age and determined patients' responses, decisions, and attributable determinants of their choice. Differences in perception of risks between partners, and choice of procedure, correlated with socioeconomic, educational status and age.

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