Attitudes and knowledge about presymptomatic genetic testing among individuals at high risk for familial, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-47

  Marcheco, Beatriz ^a   Bertoli, A M ^a   Rojas, I ^a   Heredero, L ^a  

^a National Center of Medical Genetics   (Cuba)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CUBA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; CUBA; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037360559     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703321560930     Document Type: Article

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