Genetic counseling: Clinical geneticists' views

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 275-287

  Michie, Susan ^a   Smith, Jonathan A ^b   Heaversedge, Jonty ^a   Read, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Doctor patient communication; Genetic counseling; Health professionals; Nondirective counseling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKILL;

EID: 0032727830     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022930215375     Document Type: Article

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