Living with Marfan syndrom I. Perceptions of the condition

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-282

  Peters, K F ^a,b   Kong, F ^c   Horne, R ^d   Francomano, C A ^e   Biesecker, B B ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Depression; Dissection; Genetic counseling; Illness perception; Marfan syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AORTA; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AORTA; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MARITAL STATUS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034740165     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2001.600405.x     Document Type: Article

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