Family history in primary care: Understanding GPs' resistance to clinical genetics - Qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 574, 2010, Pages

  Mathers, Jonathan ^a   Greenfield, Sheila ^a   Metcalfe, Alison ^a   Cole, Trevor ^b   Flanagan, Sarah ^a   Wilson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Genetics; Physicians; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL GENETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOM SAMPLE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIGREE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952852651     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X501868     Document Type: Article

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