Genetic counseling for schizophrenia: A review of referrals to a provincial medical genetics program from 1968 to 2007

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Hunter, M J ^a   Hippman, Catriona ^a   Honer, William G ^a   Austin, Jehannine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical genetics; Family history; Genetic counseling; Mental illness; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; FAMILY; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; GENETIC DISORDER; RELATIVE; TREND STUDY;

GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 75149138800     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33193     Document Type: Article

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