Exploration of transitional life events in individuals with Friedreich ataxia: Implications for genetic counseling

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  White, V Brook ^a   Leib, Jennifer R ^b   Farmer, Jennifer M ^c   Biesecker, Barbara B ^d  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HealthFutures LLC   (United States)

^c Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FALLING; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77958500827     PISSN: 17449081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-65     Document Type: Article

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