Attitudes toward genetic counseling in the United Arab Emirates

Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-51

  Al Gazali, L I ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Genetic counseling; Prenatal diagnosis; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FAMILY COUNSELING; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 17244369069     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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