Producing genetic knowledge and citizenship through the Internet: Mothers, pediatric genetics, and cybermedicine

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-159

  Schaffer, Rebecca ^a   Kuczynski, Kristine ^b   Skinner, Debra ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural production; Genetics; Internet; Knowledge; Parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOTHER; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOTHERS; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36249005043     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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