Genetic counseling following the detection of hemoglobinopathy trait on the newborn screen is well received, improves knowledge, and relieves anxiety

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 658-661

  Kladny, Beth ^a,b   Williams, Andrea ^b   Gupta, Ashish ^b   Gettig, Elizabeth A ^c   Krishnamurti, Lakshmanan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormal hemoglobin follow up; newborn screening; sickle cell disease; sickle cell trait

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KNOWLEDGE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960843762     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31821435f7     Document Type: Article

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