A new definition of genetic counseling: National Society of Genetic Counselors' Task Force report

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-83

  Resta, Robert ^a   Biesecker, Barbara Bowles ^b   Bennett, Robin L ^c   Blum, Sandra ^d   Hahn, Susan Estabrooks ^e   Strecker, Michelle N ^f   Williams, Janet L ^g  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Myriad Genetic Laboratories   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Clinical Genetics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Genetic counseling definition; Genetic counseling history; National Society of Genetic Counselors

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INHERITANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; SOCIETIES;

EID: 33745025710     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-9014-3     Document Type: Review

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