Physicians' knowledge of genetics and genetic tests

Academic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 625-632

  Hofman, Karen J ^a   Tambor, Ellen S ^a   Chase, Gary A ^b   Geller, Gail ^a   Faden, Ruth R ^b   Holtzman, Neil A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027179528     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199308000-00013     Document Type: Article

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