Genes and generalists: Why we need professionals with added competencies

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 375-379

  Reynolds, P Preston ^a   Benkendorf, Judith L ^b,c  

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

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SERVICE; GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OVARY TUMOR; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033218989     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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