Volunteer's willingness to genetic testing - Lack of the understanding of the matter

Physiological Research

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Adamkova V ^a,b   Veleminsky M ^a   Zimmelova P ^a   Hubacek J A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^c Centre for Experimental Cardiovascular Research   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

DNA; Knowledge's; Prediction; Testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; FEAR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION;

COMPREHENSION; FEAR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 72649085950     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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