Factors associated with perceived uncertainty among parents of children with undiagnosed medical conditions

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1877-1884

  Madeo, Anne C ^a   O'Brien, Kathleen E ^a   Bernhardt, Barbara A ^b   Biesecker, Barbara B ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Parents; Perceived control; Rare diseases; Uncertainty; Undiagnosed

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84864121683     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35425     Document Type: Article

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