Genetic education for non-geneticist health professionals

Community Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-226

  Harris, Rodney ^a,b   Challen, Kirsty ^a   Benjamin, Caroline ^a   Harris, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics education; Health professional training; Medical curricula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICINE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EUROPE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 33748996492     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094469     Document Type: Article

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