Knowledge about genetics among African Americans

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Kessler, Lisa ^a   Collier, Aliya ^a   Halbert, Chanita Hughes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Genetics; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847633370     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-006-9054-3     Document Type: Article

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