Public awareness and use of direct-to-consumer genetic tests: Results from 3 state population-based surveys, 2006

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 442-445

  Goddard, Katrina A B ^a,b,h   Duquette, Debra ^c   Zlot, Amy ^d   Johnson, Jenny ^e   Annis Emeott, Ann ^c   Lee, Patrick W ^e   Bland, Mary Pat ^d   Edwards, Karen L ^f   Oehlke, Kristin ^g   Giles, Rebecca T ^e   Rafferty, Ann ^c   Cook, Michelle L ^c   Khoury, Muin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^e Utah Department of Public Health   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRIGENOMICS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

AWARENESS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; NUTRIGENOMICS; OREGON; PUBLIC HEALTH; UTAH;

EID: 61549086799     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.131631     Document Type: Article

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