Carrier testing in haemophilia A and B: Adult carriers' and their partners' experiences and their views on the testing of young females

Haemophilia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 584-592

  Dunn, Nicola F ^a   Miller, R ^a   Griffioen, A ^a   Lee, C A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards genetic testing; Carriers; Children; Haemophilia; Parents; X linked diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS, INHERITED; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 43149111597     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2007.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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