Communicating about family health history: heredity, culture, iatrogenesis and the public good

[...]framing family in terms of biological parents or 'parents of origin' neglects the many meanings of family and traditions that emerge from evolving norms, culture and practices relating to father absence and lack of connexion to paternal kin, limiting what individuals know about biolog...

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Published inJournal of epidemiology and community health (1979) Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 3 - 5
Main Author Parrott, Roxanne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group 01.01.2015
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Behavior
Cardiovascular disease
Communication
Cultural Characteristics
Decision making
Developing countries
Diabetes
Editorial
Families & family life
Family Health
Family medical history
Gene expression
Genetic disorders
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - prevention & control
Genomics
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease - prevention & control
LDCs
Life insurance
Mortality
Price quotations
Public good
Public health
Quality
Term insurance
Traditions
PREVENTION
SCREENING
GENETICS
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
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Summary:[...]framing family in terms of biological parents or 'parents of origin' neglects the many meanings of family and traditions that emerge from evolving norms, culture and practices relating to father absence and lack of connexion to paternal kin, limiting what individuals know about biological family and health history.
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ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech-2014-203874