Factors perceived to influence parental decision-making regarding presymptomatic testing of children at risk for treatable adult-onset genetic disorders

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-34

  Cassidy, Deborah Adams ^a   Bove, Catherine M ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031598694     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460869808951125     Document Type: Article

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