Reproductive empowerment: The main motivator and outcome of carrier testing

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 567-578

  Lewis, Celine ^a   Skirton, Heather ^b   Jones, Ray ^b  

^a GENETIC ALLIANCE UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carrier testing; control; empowerment; genetic counselling; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; GENETIC TESTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84860432108     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311417193     Document Type: Article

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