Attitudes of Ghanaian women toward genetic testing for sickle cell trait

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 264-268

  Ross, Paula T ^a   Lypson, Monica L ^b   Ursu, Daniel C ^b   Everett, Lesley A ^b   Rodrigues, Onike ^c   Campbell, Andrew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Genetic testing; Ghana; Sickle cell trait

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GHANA; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 80955145765     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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