Predictive genetic test decisions for Huntington's disease: Elucidating the test/no-test dichotomy

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 597-612

  Taylor, Sandra D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Hungtington's disease; Predictive testing; Stage theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INTERVIEW; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 21044459151     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105305053442     Document Type: Article

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