What is ideal genetic counselling? A survey of current international guidelines

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-452

  Rantanen, Elina ^a   Hietala, Marja ^a   Kristoffersson, Ulf ^b   Nippert, Irmgard ^c   Schmidtke, Jörg ^d   Sequeiros, Jorge ^e   Kääriäinen, Helena ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PRIVACY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 41049085395     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201983     Document Type: Review

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