Needs assessment study of genetics education for general practitioners in Australia

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 71-77

  Metcalfe, Sylvia ^a,d   Hurworth, Rosalind ^b   Newstead, Jennifer ^c   Robins, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Royal Children's Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Educational strategies; General practitioners; Genetics education; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; MEDICAL GENETICS;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0036514921     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200203000-00004     Document Type: Article

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