The Level of Importance and Level of Confidence that Midwives in the United States Attach to Using Genetics in Practice

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-119

  Crane, Marilyn J ^a   Quinn Griffin, Mary T ^b   Andrews, Claire M ^b   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Midwifery education; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL GENETICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC TESTING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIVES; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858790259     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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