Parental narratives on genetic testing for children with hearing loss: A qualitative inquiry

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1533-1545

  Steinberg, Annie G ^a,b   Kaimal, Girija ^a   Bain, Lisa ^b   Krantz, Ian ^a,b   Li, Yuelin ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deafness; Genetic testing; Hearing loss; Narratives; Parental attitudes; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL CARE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING LOSS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34447269706     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31731     Document Type: Article

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