Impact on Couple Relationships of Predictive Testing for Huntington Disease: A Longitudinal Study

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 126 A, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-169

  Richards, Fiona ^a   Williams, Katrina ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Couple relationships; Family systems theory; Huntington disease; Longitudinal study; Predictive testing; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; THEORY;

EID: 1842429088     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20582     Document Type: Article

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