Education may improve the underutilization of genetic services by Middle Eastern primary care practitioners

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-454

  Antoun, Jumana ^a   Zgheib, Nathalie K ^a   Ashkar, Khalil ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SERVICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77955877789     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0021     Document Type: Article

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