Cultural beliefs on disease causation in the Philippines: challenge and implications in genetic counseling

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 399-407

  Abad, Peter James B ^a,c   Tan, Michael L ^b   Baluyot, Melissa Mae P ^c,d   Villa, Angela Q ^c,d   Talapian, Gay Luz ^c,e   Reyes, Ma Elouisa ^c,d   Suarez, Riza Concordia ^c,d   Sur, Aster Lynn D ^c,d   Aldemita, Vanessa Dyan R ^c   Padilla, Carmencita David ^c,d   Laurino, Mercy Ygona ^c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^e Institute of Urology   (Philippines)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; Genetic counseling; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FILIPINO (PEOPLE); GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84958107241     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-014-0193-1     Document Type: Article

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