A systematic review of the impact of genetic counseling on risk perception accuracy

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-228

  Smerecnik, Chris M R ^a   Mesters, Ilse ^a   Verweij, Eline ^a   De Vries, Nanne K ^a   De Vries, Hein ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Risk perception; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL AID;

GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67349194288     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9210-z     Document Type: Review

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