Patients' understanding of medical risks: Implications for genetic counseling

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 910-914

  Grimes, David A ^a   Snively, Gillian R ^b  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 0032993787     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00567-5     Document Type: Article

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