Decision-making and ante-natal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders

Dublin Core

Title

Decision-making and ante-natal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders

Author

Atkin, Karl
Ahmed, Shenaz
Hewison, Jenny
Green, Josephine M.

Publisher

2008/01/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20080100

Primary Classification

15.2

Secondary Classification

15.2;1.2;12.3;21.7

Primary keywords

attitudes--[pri];choice behavior--[pri];decision making--[pri];cultural pluralism--[pri];ethnic groups--[pri];parents--[pri];prenatal diagnosis--[pri];religion--[pri];selective abortion--[pri];sickle cell anemia--[pri];thalassemia--[pri]

Secondary keywords

Christians;clergy;cross-cultural comparison;culture;empirical research;family relationship;fatwas;focus groups;genetic disorders;health personnel;men;minority groups;Muslims;women

Subject

Great Britain--[pri]

Subject

Caribbean Region;Hindus;India;Pakistan;Sikhs

Subject

severity of illness

Journal Article

Current Sociology 2008 January; 56(1): 77-98

Primary Document Type

ja

Call Number

citation

Subject Captions

em

Bibliography

66 refs. 3 fn.

Collection

Citation

“Decision-making and ante-natal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 22, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34392.