A Genetic Services Practice Model: Advanced Practice Nurse and Genetic Counselor Team

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Williamson, Lori ^a,c   LeBlanc, Donna B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Genetic counselor; Genetic nurse; Genetic outreach clinic; Practice model; Rural health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049135396     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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