Knowledge regarding the national premarital screening program among university students in western Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1649-1653

  Al Aama, Jumana Y ^a   Al Nabulsi, Baraa K ^b   Alyousef, Mohammad A ^b   Asiri, Nawal A ^c   Al Blewi, Sawsan M ^d  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; PREMARITAL EXAMINATIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 58949099717     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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