Perceived genetic knowledge, attitudes towards genetic testing, and the relationship between these among patients with a chronic disease

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-204

  Morren, Mattijn ^a   Rijken, Mieke ^a   Baanders, Arianne N ^a,b   Bensing, Jozien ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chronic disease; General practitioner; Genetic information; Genetic knowledge; Genetic testing; Genomics; Patient; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846080089     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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