Knowledge and attitudes regarding expanded genetic carrier screening among women's healthcare providers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 407-413

  Ready, Kaylene ^a   Haque, Imran S ^a   Srinivasan, Balaji S ^a,b   Marshall, John R ^a,c,d,e  

^a Counsyl Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; genetic carrier screening; Genetic disorder; knowledge; reproductive medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856392850     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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