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Practice Guidelines for Communicating a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Genetic Counseling, May 2011
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (88th percentile)
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Title
Practice Guidelines for Communicating a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors
Published in
Journal of Genetic Counseling, May 2011
DOI 10.1007/s10897-011-9375-8
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Authors

Kathryn B. Sheets, Blythe G. Crissman, Cori D. Feist, Susan L. Sell, Lisa R. Johnson, Kelly C. Donahue, Diane Masser‐Frye, Gail S. Brookshire, Amanda M. Carre, Danielle LaGrave, Campbell K. Brasington

Abstract

Down syndrome is one of the most common conditions encountered in the genetics clinic. Due to improvements in healthcare, educational opportunities, and community inclusion over the past 30 years, the life expectancy and quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome have significantly improved. As prenatal screening and diagnostic techniques have become more enhanced and widely available, genetic counselors can expect to frequently provide information and support following a new diagnosis of Down syndrome. This guideline was written for genetic counselors and other healthcare providers regarding the communication of a diagnosis of Down syndrome to ensure that families are consistently given up-to-date and balanced information about the condition, delivered in a supportive and respectful manner.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
Philippines 1 <1%
Bangladesh 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Unknown 225 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 61 27%
Student > Bachelor 33 14%
Researcher 20 9%
Student > Postgraduate 19 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 7%
Other 33 14%
Unknown 47 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 83 36%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 25 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 21 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 8%
Psychology 16 7%
Other 17 7%
Unknown 50 22%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 September 2023.
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#2,761,839
of 24,746,716 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Genetic Counseling
#122
of 1,257 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#12,603
of 116,675 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Genetic Counseling
#2
of 9 outputs
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