Public attitudes toward genetic testing: Perceived benefits and objections

Genetic Testing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-145

  Henneman, Lidewij ^a   Timmermans, Danielle R M ^a   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33745584810     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2006.10.139     Document Type: Article

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