“Is it Going to Hurt?”: The Impact of the Diagnostic Odyssey on Children and Their Families

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 325-335

  Carmichael, Nikkola ^a   Tsipis, Judith ^a   Windmueller, Gail ^b   Mandel, Leslie ^c   Estrella, Elicia ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c REGIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory anxiety; Diagnostic odyssey; Distress; Genetic counseling; Medical procedures; Neuromuscular disorder; Uncertainty; Venipuncture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925532923     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9773-9     Document Type: Article

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