| 'Maybe it would be better if you spoke to my mother?' - genetic counseling and personal experience. | |
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PMID: 19948389 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This is the narratives of a family physician and a teacher of Medical Ethics, who herself suffers from Gaucher's disease. She was asked by a colleague to give an advice to a couple trying to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy of a fetus "like her". The ethical, emotional and communicational challenges of the conversation are described in this essay. |
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Authors:
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Ruth Kannai |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-11-30 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Patient education and counseling Volume: 80 ISSN: 1873-5134 ISO Abbreviation: Patient Educ Couns Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-06 Completed Date: 2010-11-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8406280 Medline TA: Patient Educ Couns Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 260-1 Citation Subset: N |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Family Medicine, Hadassah School of Medicine, Hebrew University, PO Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. rkannai@gmail.com |
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Abortion, Induced
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ethics,
psychology Communication Decision Making / ethics Female Gaucher Disease / diagnosis*, genetics Genetic Counseling* Humans Mothers Physician-Patient Relations Pregnancy Prenatal Diagnosis* |
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