Knowledge is power? The role of experiential knowledge in genetically 'risky' reproductive decisions

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-150

  Boardman, Felicity K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Experiential knowledge; Families; Genetic risk; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABILITY; EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE; FAMILIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISABILITY; EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE; FAMILIES; GENETIC RISK; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84892501706     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12048     Document Type: Article

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