Development of an audit tool for genetic services

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 136 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-127

  Skirton, Heather ^a   Parsons, Evelyn ^b   Ewings, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit tool; Client perspective; Genetic counseling; Genetic service

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DATA COLLECTION; GENETIC SERVICES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 22044435375     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30711     Document Type: Article

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