Primary care physicians' utilization and perceptions of genetics services

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-18

  Hayflick, Susan J ^a   Eiff, M Patrice ^b   Carpenter, Leslie ^b   Steinberger, Judy ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Genetics services; Perceptions; Primary care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; MEDICAL GENETICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; GENETICS, MEDICAL; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032195409     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-199811000-00005     Document Type: Article

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