Informing carriers of β-thalassemia: Giving the good news

Genetic Testing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-113

  Karetti, Maria ^a   Yardumian, Anne ^b   Karetti, Despina ^a   Modell, Bernadette ^c  

^a ST ANN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PATIENT RIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 4143122128     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1090657041797356     Document Type: Article

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