Population-based genetic screening for cystic fibrosis: Attitudes and outcomes

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 449-456

  Ioannou, L ^a,d   Massie, J ^c,e   Collins, V ^a   McClaren, B ^a   Delatycki, M B ^a,b,d,e  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Carrier screening; Cystic fibrosis; Outcomes; Population screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 78650190219     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276544     Document Type: Article

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