Genetics and alcoholism among at-risk relatives II: Interest and concerns about hypothetical genetic testing for alcoholism risk

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 128 A, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Gamm, Jennifer L ^b,c   Nussbaum, Robert L ^a   Biesecker, Barbara Bowles ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Human Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Fatalism; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Genetics; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FATALISM; GENDER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 4444325747     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30003     Document Type: Article

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