Family history-taking in community family practice: Implications for genetic screening

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-185

  Acheson, Louise S ^a,b   Wiesner, Georgia L ^a   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^a   Goodwin, Meredith A ^a   Stange, Kurt C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Family practice; Genetic services; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0034532295     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200005000-00004     Document Type: Article

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