The psychological impact of genetic testing for Alzheimer disease

Genetic Testing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-131

  Coon, David W ^a   Davies, Helen ^b   McKibben, Christine ^a   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a,c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FAMILY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ARENA;

EID: 0033003726     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.1999.3.121     Document Type: Review

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