Knowledge, views, and experience of 25 women with myotonic dystrophy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1020-1025

  Faulkner, Claire L ^a   Kingston, Helen M ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affected women; Decision making; Myotonic dystrophy; Reproductive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0031758764     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.12.1020     Document Type: Article

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