Implications of genetic testing of children and adolescents

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 38-46

  Lessick, Mira ^a   Faux, Sandra ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Cognitive development; Decision making; Ethics; Families; Genetic testing; Human genetic disease; Informed consent; Nursing; Psychosocial issues

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHICS, NURSING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT;

EID: 0032039712     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-199804000-00008     Document Type: Article

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