Genetic information leaflets: Influencing attitudes towards genetic testing
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The effects of a genetic information leaflet on public attitudes towards genetic testing.
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عنوان ژورنال: Genetics in Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1098-3600,1530-0366
DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000132685.60259.ea