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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Volume 11, 1993 - Issue 1
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Community attitudes towards prenatal testing for congenital handicap

G. Evers-kiebooms Center for Human Genetics, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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L. Denayer Center for Human Genetics, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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M. Decruyenaere Center for Human Genetics, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
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H. Van Den Berghe Center for Human Genetics, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium
Pages 21-30 | Received 07 Feb 1992, Accepted 03 Jul 1992, Published online: 11 Dec 2007

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