Fetuses with Neural Tube Defects: ethical approaches and the role of health care professionals in Turkish health care institutions

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are very serious malformations for the fetus, causing either low life expectancy or a chance of survival only with costly and difficult surgical interventions. In western countries the average prevalence is 1/1000-2000 and in Turkey it is 4/1000. The aim of the study was t...

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Authors: Doğan, Hanzade (Author) ; Sahinoglu, Serap (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-78
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Turkey
B Nursing
B spina bifida
B neural tube defects
B Decision
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