Parental perspectives on the diagnostic process for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 687-695

  Daack Hirsch, Sandra ^a   Holtzer, Caleb ^b   Cunniff, Christopher ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Help seeking behavior model; Muscular dystrophy; Parental perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84875550647     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35810     Document Type: Article

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