Harnessing the power of the pedigree

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-196

  Wolpert, Chantelle M ^a   Speer, Marcy C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Family history data; Family History Initiative; Family history tools; Pedigree

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MELANOMA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CORONARY DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEREDITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIGREE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 18444382973     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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