Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: What the Nurse Practitioner Should Know

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-273

  Thrush, Sharon A ^a   McCaffrey, Ruth ^a  

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Author keywords

genetic testing; genetics

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EID: 77950192430     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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