Primary care physicians' awareness, experience and opinions of direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-126

  Powell, Karen P ^a   Cogswell, Whitney A ^a   Christianson, Carol A ^a   Dave, Gaurav ^a   Verma, Amit ^a   Eubanks, Sonja ^a   Henrich, Vincent C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct to consumer; Genetic susceptibility; Genetic testing; Genetics in primary care; Personalized medicine; Primary care providers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84858031871     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9390-9     Document Type: Article

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