Racial and ethnic differences in direct-to-consumer genetic tests awareness in HINTS 2007: Sociodemographic and numeracy correlates

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 440-447

  Langford, Aisha T ^a   Resnicow, Ken ^a   Roberts, J Scott ^a   Zikmund Fisher, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Direct to consumer genetic tests; Genetic testing; Health disparities; Hispanic; Numeracy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863607410     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9478-2     Document Type: Article

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