Genetic educational needs and the role of genetics in primary care: A focus group study with multiple perspectives

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Houwink, Elisa Jf ^a,b   Van Luijk, Scheltus J ^a   Henneman, Lidewij ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees ^b   Jan Dinant, Geert ^b   Cornel, Martina C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951582833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-5     Document Type: Article

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