Attitudes and opinions of Palestinian decision-makers about premarital examination law

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 873-885

  El Sharif, Nuha ^a,b   Rifai, Ayshea ^a   Assi, Sana'a ^a   Al Hmidat, Amjad ^a  

^a AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PALESTINE; PUBLIC FIGURE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREMARITAL EXAMINATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33847678929     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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