Talking about disability in prenatal genetic counseling: A report of two interactive workshops

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Hodgson, Jan ^a,b   Weil, Jon ^c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Countertransference; Disability; Genetic counseling; Informed decision making; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84862243230     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9410-9     Document Type: Article

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