Perception, experience, and response to genetic discrimination in Huntington's disease: The Australian results of the international RESPOND-HD study

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-121

  Goh, Anita M Y ^a,b   Chiu, Edmond ^a,b   Yastrubetskaya, Olga ^a,b   Erwin, Cheryl ^c   Williams, Janet K ^d   Juhl, Andrew R ^d   Paulsen, Jane S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISCRIMINATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84872849311     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0288     Document Type: Article

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