Genetic services in Latin America

Community Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Penchaszadeh, Victor B ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Counseling; Genetic services; Latin America; Public health genetics

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; ETHICS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SERVICE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL GENETICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRAINING; URBANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABNORMALITIES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATIN AMERICA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 8344273719     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080773     Document Type: Review

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