Experiential knowledge of disability, impairment and illness: The reproductive decisions of families genetically at risk

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 476-492

  Boardman, Felicity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioethics; chronic illness and disability; experiential knowledge; genetics; spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84905177030     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459313507588     Document Type: Article

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