Assessment of the psychological effects of genetic screening for hereditary hemochromatosis

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-404

  Elsass, Peter ^a   Pedersen, Palle ^b   Husum, Kristian ^a   Milman, Nils ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic screening; Hemochromatosis; Personal genetic information; Prospective study; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; DENMARK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41549144954     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-007-0415-2     Document Type: Article

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