Educational outcomes of a workplace screening program for genetic susceptibility to hemochromatosis

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Nisselle, Amy E ^a   Collins, V R ^a   Gason, A A ^a,b   Flouris, A ^a,b   Delatycki, M B ^a,b   Allen, K J ^a,b,c   Aitken, M A ^a,c   Metcalfe, S A ^a,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Genetic; Hemochromatosis; Knowledge; Population; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33644871114     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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