What does "a gene for heart disease" mean? A focus group study of public understandings of genetic risk factors

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 119 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-161

  Bates, Benjamin R ^a   Templeton, Alan ^b   Achter, Paul J ^a   Harris, Tina M ^a   Condit, Celeste M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus group methodology; Genetic determinism; Genetic fatalism; Public understanding of genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041821492     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20113     Document Type: Article

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