Lay understanding of genetics: A test of a hypothesis

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1032-1036

  Richards, Martin ^a   Ponder, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Genetic education; Kinship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INHERITANCE; INTIMACY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0030452123     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.12.1032     Document Type: Article

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