Caregiver and adult patient perspectives on the importance of a diagnosis of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 641-651

  Costain, G ^a,b   Chow, E W C ^a,c   Ray, P N ^b,d   Bassett, A S ^a,b,c,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

22q11 deletion syndrome; Adult; Caregivers; Chromosome deletion; Genetic services; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22Q11; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860783704     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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