"SLANG" - Sensitive Language and the New Genetics - An exploratory study

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 415-421

  Hodgson, J ^a,b,e   Hughes, E ^b,c   Lambert, C ^b,d  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Genetic Support Network of Victoria (GSNV)   (Australia)

^d Genetic Health Services Victoria   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer; Health professional; Language; Medical genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL GENETICS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33644627374     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-5886-5     Document Type: Article

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