Level of awareness of genetic counselling in Lagos, Nigeria: Its advocacy on the inheritance of sickle cell disease

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2758-2765

  Adeyemo, Oyenike A ^a   Omidiji, Olusesan O ^a   Shabi, Oluwasola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Sickle disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 37549020052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2441     Document Type: Article

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