Public Health Genomics knowledge and attitudes: A survey of public health educators in the United States

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 496-503

  Chen, Lei Shih ^a   Goodson, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Public health educators; Public health genomics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENOME; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548019051     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31812e95b5     Document Type: Article

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