Genetic Testing for Hemochromatosis: Attitudes and Acceptability among Young and Older Adults

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Hicken, Bret L ^a   Calhoun, David C ^b   Tucker, Diane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0242298620     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703322537250     Document Type: Article

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