The impact of genetic outreach education and support to primary care on practitioner's confidence and competence in dealing with familial cancers

Community Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 289-294

  Bethea, J ^a,d   Qureshi, N ^b   Drury, N ^c   Guilbert, P ^c  

^a Hucknall Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Hucknall Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community genetics services; Competences; Familial cancer; Genetic counselling; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC SERVICE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 44249103810     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121400     Document Type: Article

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