Pediatricians' Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Fragile X Syndrome Screening

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-117

  Kemper, Alex R ^a   Bailey Jr , Donald B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fragile X syndrome; genetic screening; neonatal screening; preventive health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE BASE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEONATAL SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61949322929     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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