The practice of adult genetics: A 7-year experience from a single center

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-93

  Eble, Tanya N ^a   Nagamani, Sandesh C S ^a   Franco, Luis M ^a   Plon, Sharon E ^a   Blazo, Maria ^b   Dhar, Shweta U ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic clinic; Adult genetics; Cancer genetics; Clinical genetics; County clinic; Transitional medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84871710063     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35684     Document Type: Article

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