Experiences of teens living in the shadow of Huntington disease

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-335

  Sparbel, Kathleen J H ^a,c   Driessnack, Martha ^a   Williams, Janet K ^a   Schutte, Debra L ^a   Tripp Reimer, Toni ^a   McGonigal Kenney, Meghan ^a   Jarmon, Lori ^a   Paulsen, Jane S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Focus groups; Huntington disease; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CANADA; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48449089259     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9151-6     Document Type: Article

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