Re-conceptualizing risk in genetic counseling: Implications for clinical practice

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-234

  Austin, Jehannine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical genetics; Decision making; Probability; Risk assessment; Risk communication; Risk estimation; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77953326792     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9279-z     Document Type: Article

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