Primary care patients' views and decisions about, experience of and reactions to direct-to-consumer genetic testing: A longitudinal study

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 495-505

  Wasson, Katherine ^a   Sanders, Tonya Nashay ^b   Hogan, Nancy S ^a   Cherny, Sara ^c   Helzlsouer, Kathy J ^d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Direct to consumer; Ethical issues; Genetic testing; Primary care patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; EXPECTATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84892173304     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-013-0156-y     Document Type: Article

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