Ethical and professional challenges posed by patients with genetic concerns: A report of focus group discussions with genetic counselors, physicians, and nurses

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 97-119

  Veach, Patricia McCarthy ^a   Bartels, Dianne M ^a   LeRoy, Bonnie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical and professional issues; Genetics patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISSENT; EMOTION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DISSENT; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035319315     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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