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McInerney, Joseph D.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
Health education programs must begin to emphasize the relationship between genetic constitution, environment, and lifestyle if significant progress is to be made in the prevention of chronic disease. (DS)
Descriptors: Diseases, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Health Education
Peer reviewedAro, A. R.; Hakonen, A.; Hietala, M.; Lonnqvist, J.; Niemela, P.; Peltonen, L; Aula, P. – Patient Education and Counseling, 1997
Effects of age, education, and gender on acceptance of genetic testing were studied. Finnish participants responded to a questionnaire presenting reasons for and against genetic testing (N=1,967). Intentions to take genetic tests, worries, and experience of genetic test or hereditary disease were also assessed. Results are presented and discussed.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Family Health, Foreign Countries
Goldman, Allen S.; And Others – 1981
There are two general categories (not necessarily mutually exclusive) of congenital defects: (1) abnormalities that have an hereditary basis, such as single and multiple genes, or chromosomal abberration; and (2) abnormalities that are caused by nonhereditary factors, such as malnutrition, maternal disease, radiation, infections, drugs, or…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Congenital Impairments, Embryology, Genetics
