Perception of genetic risk among genetic counselors

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-59

  Roggenbuck, Jennifer ^a   Olson, Janet E ^b   Sellers, Thomas A ^b   Ludowese, Carol ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counselor attitudes; Prenatal diagnosis; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABNORMALITIES; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; NURSES; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034065610     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009481123596     Document Type: Article

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