Individuals' experiences of, and responses to, a negative genetic test result for familial hypercholesterolaemia

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 339-349

  Hilgart, Jennifer ^a   Mercer, Jenny ^b   Thirlaway, Kathryn ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Genetic testing; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Responses; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WALES;

EID: 84877972667     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312443403     Document Type: Article

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