Using the impact of event scale to evaluate psychological response to being a phenylketonuria gene carrier

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-219

  Read, Catherine Y ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic carrier; Genetic counseling; Inborn error of metabolism; Parent; Phenylketonuria; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHENYLKETONURIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543040602     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGC.0000028159.23626.e4     Document Type: Review

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