General practitioners' attitudes to assessment of genetic risk of common disorders in routine primary care

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 544-551

  McCahon, D ^a   Holder, R ^a   Metcalfe, A ^a   Clifford, S ^a   Gill, P ^a   Cole, T ^b   Sleightholme, H V ^b   Wilson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common disorders; Family history; Genetics; GP attitudes; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70749121701     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01245.x     Document Type: Article

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