The future of genetic counselling: An international perspective

Nature Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Biesecker, Barbara Bowles ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL GENETICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033021832     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/9641     Document Type: Review

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