Risk Communication in Genetic Counselling: A Discursive Approach to Probability

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-256

  O’doherty, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer genetics; discourse analysis; genetic counselling; ontological frameworks; probability; propensities; risk; risk communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646403681     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354306062537     Document Type: Article

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