Making genetics not so important: Family work in dealing with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1752-1759

  Geelen, Els ^a   Van Hoyweghen, Ine ^a   Horstman, Klasien ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Family work; Genetic testing; New genetics; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NETHERLANDS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC, FAMILIAL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79958738939     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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