One community's effort to control genetic disease

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1300-1306

  Strauss, Kevin A ^a,b,c   Puffenberger, Erik G ^a,b   Holmes Morton, D ^a,b,c  

^a CLINIC FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISH; ARTICLE; CHILD; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

AMISH; CHILD; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PENNSYLVANIA;

EID: 84862891792     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300569     Document Type: Article

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