Attitudes of deaf individuals towards genetic testing

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 130 A, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-21

  Taneja, Patricia Rubal ^a   Pandya, Arti ^a   Foley, Debra L ^a   Nicely, Lauren Vanner ^a   Arnos, Kathleen S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Deafness; Genetic testing; Partner selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4344598964     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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