Genetic clinics in Arab communities: Meeting individual, family and community needs

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-40

  Hamamy, H ^a   Bittles, A H ^b,c  

^a National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics Jordan   (Jordan)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arabs; Genetic clinics; Genetic counseling; Genetic services

Indexed keywords

ARAB; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ARABS; GENETIC SERVICES; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 68149165615     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000153428     Document Type: Review

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