Genetic consultations in primary care: GPs' responses to three scenarios

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-114

  McCann, Siobhan ^a   Macauley, Domhnall ^b   Barnett, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Genetic testing; Primary care; Referral

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COLONOSCOPY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; IRELAND; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 21344469911     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430510015259     Document Type: Review

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