Nondirectiveness in genetic counseling: A survey of practitioners

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 172-179

  Bartels, Dianne M ^a   LeRoy, Bonnie S ^a   McCarthy, Patricia ^a   Caplan, Arthur L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling practice; Nondirective; NSGC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS;

COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PRIVACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL VALUES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0030823283     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19971017)72:2<172::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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