Barriers to the use of genetic testing: A study of racial and ethnic disparities

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 655-662

  Suther, Sandra ^a   Kiros, Gebre Egziabher ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Ethnicity; Genetic testing; Health disparity; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349653916     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181ab22aa     Document Type: Article

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