University students in Nigeria: Knowledge, attitude toward sickle cell disease, and genetic counseling before marriage

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-93

  Moronkola, O A ^a   Fadairo, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34548163406     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/JN25-4353-75PK-3733     Document Type: Review

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