Reprogenetics, Genetic Tools and Reproductive Risk: Attitudes and Understanding Among Ethnic Groups in Israel.
The present study investigated a possible relationship between the attitudes toward genetic technologies and the understanding of genetics, reproduction, and reproductive risk among Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews. The study included 203 respondents, who answered a structured self-report questionnair...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Genetic Counseling Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 127 - 135 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2016
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