Concern, pressure and lack of knowledge affect choice of not wanting to know high-risk status

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 556-562

  Swartling, Ulrica ^a   Eriksson, Stefan ^b   Ludvigsson, Johnny ^a   Helgesson, Gert ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETOGENESIS; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 34247599379     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201786     Document Type: Article

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