Premarital genetic investigations: Effect of genetic counselling

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 652-660

  Abdel Meguid, N ^a   Zaki, M S A ^a   Hammad, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSANGUINITY; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIGREE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSANGUINITY; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREMARITAL EXAMINATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034236504     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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