Genetic research, family life, and clinical practice

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-305

  Richards, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family factors; Genetic counselling; Genetic testing; Genetics; Inheritance

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FAMILY LIFE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; REVIEW; TAY SACHS DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DNA;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DNA; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS;

EID: 0032015961     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963097002047     Document Type: Review

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