'Start the conversation': The New South Wales (Australia) family health history campaign

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Dunlop, K ^a,b   Barlow Stewart, K ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Centre for Genetics Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family health history campaign; Family history; Family tree; Public health genomics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; E-MAIL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANAMNESIS; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; NEW SOUTH WALES;

FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 77954243292     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000253121     Document Type: Article

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