Genetic testing for hearing loss: Different motivations for the same outcome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-143

  Dagan, Orit ^a   Hochner, Hagit ^b   Levi, Haya ^b   Raas Rothschild, Annick ^b   Sagi, Michal ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Genetic testing; Hearing loss; Motivations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037159458     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10676     Document Type: Article

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