The effects of a genetic information leaflet on public attitudes towards genetic testing

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-224

  Sanderson, Saskia C ^a   Wardle, Jane ^b   Michie, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 18744366697     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662505050993     Document Type: Article

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