Communicating about haemophilia within the family: The importance of context and of experience

Haemophilia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-198

  Gregory, M ^a   Boddington, P ^a   Dimond, R ^a   Atkinson, P ^a   Clarke, A ^a   Collins, P ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carriers; Communication; Families; Haemophilia; Non obligate; Obligate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOPHILIA A; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33846914256     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2006.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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