Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 327-335

  Haga, Susanne B ^a   Barry, William T ^a,b,c   Mills, Rachel ^a   Ginsburg, Geoffrey S ^a,b   Svetkey, Laura ^b   Sullivan, Jennifer ^b   Willard, Huntington F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLLEGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875677674     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0350     Document Type: Article

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