The impact of a genetics education program on physicians' knowledge and genetic counseling referral patterns

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Clyman, Jonathan C ^a   Nazir, Fiza ^a   Tarolli, Sharon ^a   Black, Elizabeth ^a   Lombardi, Roni Q ^a   Higgins, Joseph J ^b  

^a Mid Hudson Family Health Institute   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 35848955917     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701477373     Document Type: Article

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