Linguistic markers of emotion in mothers of sickle cell carrier infants: What are they and what do they mean?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-133

  Ahmad, Nadia Y ^a   Farrell, Michael H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion measurement; Linguistic analysis; LIWC; Newborn screening; Parental anxiety; Sickle cell carriers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SICKLE CELL; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; EMOTION; GENETICS; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTHERS; NEONATAL SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84890165482     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.021     Document Type: Article

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