Knowledge and impressions regarding the concept of mutation among Japanese university students

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Ando, Noriko ^a   Saito, Y ^b   Takemura, K ^c   Takada, F ^d   Iwamitsu, Y ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Education; Genetic counseling; Health communication; Knowledge; Mutation; Public understanding of science

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 45149100916     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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