Development and pilot evaluation of novel genetic educational materials designed for an underserved patient population

Genetic Testing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-290

  Lubitz, Rebecca Jean ^a,d   Komaromy, Miriam ^b   Crawford, Beth ^b   Beattie, Mary ^b   Lee, Robin ^b   Luce, Judith ^c   Ziegler, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIGNETTE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 35348949542     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2007.0012     Document Type: Article

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