Experiences of college-age youths in families with a recessive genetic condition

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-142

  Hern, Marcia J ^a   Beery, Theresa A ^b   Barry, Detrice G ^c  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

College youths; Family hardiness; Family information sharing; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECESSIVE GENE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33646052587     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840706287404     Document Type: Article

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