Genetics education in a culturally diverse population - Lessons learnt, future directions

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-217

  Saleh, M T ^a   Barlow Stewart, K K ^a  

^a Centre for Genetics Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Genetic counselling; Genetics education

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; LANGUAGE; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSANGUINITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CONSANGUINITY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE ARTS; PAMPHLETS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 22344453153     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460500075100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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