Families and genetic fate: A millennial challenge

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-132

  Rolland, John S ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Chicago Center for Family Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; NOTE; PRIVACY;

EID: 0345291172     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0089890     Document Type: Note

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