Clinical genetics issues encountered by family physicians

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 501-508

  Acheson, Louise S ^a,b,c   Stange, Kurt C ^a,b   Zyzanski, Stephen ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

And social issues; Clinical genetics and primary care; Consultation; Ethical; Family medicine; Genetics services; Legal; Referral to geneticists

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; OVARY CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

GENETICS, MEDICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 26844503740     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000177418.24176.9b     Document Type: Article

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