The emerging role of the cardiac genetic counselor

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1958-1962

  Ingles, Jodie ^a,b   Yeates, Laura ^a   Semsarian, Christopher ^a,b,c  

^a CENTENARY INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene testing; Genetic counseling; Genetic heart disease; Multidisciplinary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 82455171837     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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