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Three lay mental models of disease inheritance.

Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 Jan 2000

Henderson B J, Maguire B T

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Genetics are coming to play an increasing role in biomedical understanding of common diseases. The implication of such findings is that at-risk individuals may be offered predictive genetic tests. How do individuals make decisions about predictive tests and what information do they need to make informed choices? Richards [Richards, M.P.M., 1993. The new genetics: some issues for social scientists. Sociology of...

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PMID: 10619697
DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00286-5

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