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The Theory of Genetic Vulnerability: a Roy model exemplar.

Nursing science quarterly - 1 Jul 2007

Hamilton Rebekah J, Bowers Barbara J

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The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of adult genetic testing. Grounded theory was used to plan, guide, and analyze in-depth interviews with 29 participants. The theory of genetic vulnerability was developed and is composed of five concepts: (a) experiencing the family disease, (b) testing for a mutation, (c) fore-grounding inherited disease risk, (d) responding to knowledge of genetic...

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PMID: 17595406
DOI: 10.1177/0894318407303127

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