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Family history and perceived vulnerability to some common diseases: a study of young people and their parents.

Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 1996

Ponder M, Lee J, Green J, Richards M

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During the last two decades, health promotion has concentrated on lifestyle factors. However, recent research in genetics has shown that inherited susceptibility may be important in many common conditions. This raises questions about how these two different messages are integrated into people's beliefs about their own susceptibility. We report a study based on interviews with 58 young people, who had all recently...

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PMID: 8782049
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.6.485
PMCID: PMC1050635

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