A comparison of two approaches to education about carrier testing for cystic fibrosis

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 97-113

  Leonard, Katie P ^a   Bartholomew, L Kay ^b   Swank, Paul R ^c   Parcel, Guy S ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

carrier screening; cystic fibrosis; health belief model; role modeling; social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346481010     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01408633     Document Type: Article

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