Predictors of uptake of obesity genetic testing among affected adults

Human Genetics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 641-652

  Segal, Mary E ^a   Polansky, Marcia ^b   Sankar, Pamela ^c  

^a The Research Center for Health Care Decision Making Inc   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETOGENESIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845683463     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0252-8     Document Type: Article

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