Population genetic screening

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 794-800

  Metcalfe, Sylvia A ^a,b   Barlow Stewart, Kristine ^c,d   Delatycki, Martin B ^a   Emery, Jon ^e  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 38449105901     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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