Attitudes of health care trainees about genetics and disability: Issues of access, health care communication, and decision making

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-349

  Ormond, Kelly E ^a,c   Gill, Carol J ^b   Semik, Patrick ^a   Kirschner, Kristi L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disability; Genetic counselors; Genetic technology; Genetics; Health care professionals; Medical students; Residents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE; DISABLED PERSON; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 1542493435     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023953022290     Document Type: Article

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