GPs' opinions of their role in prenatal genetic services: A cross-sectional survey

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-110

  Qureshi, Nadeem ^a   Armstrong, Sarah ^a   Modell, Bernadette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Medical genetics; Prenatal diagnosis; Survey; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALASSEMIA; UNITED KINGDOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROZYGOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL;

EID: 37849184994     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi088     Document Type: Article

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