Psychiatric genetic testing: Attitudes and intentions among future users and providers

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Laegsgaard, Mett Marri ^a   Mors, Ole ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ethics; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 42149155471     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30609     Document Type: Article

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