Genomics and public health practice: A survey of nurses in local health departments in north carolina

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 539-544

  Irwin, Debra E ^a   Millikan, Robert C ^a   Stevens, Rachel ^a   Roche, Myra I ^b   Rakhra Burris, Tejinder ^a   Davis, Mary V ^a   Mahanna, Elizabeth P ^a   Duckworth, Sara ^a   Whiteside, H Pennington ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

family history; public health; training

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH CAROLINA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844318237     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200411000-00011     Document Type: Article

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