The genetic knowledge index: Developing a standard measure of genetic knowledge

Genetic Testing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-199

  Furr, L Allen ^a   Kelly, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

EID: 0032809485     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.1999.3.193     Document Type: Article

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