Genetic counseling: A survey to explore knowledge and attitudes of Italian nurses and midwives

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-21

  Godino, Lea ^a,b   Turchetti, Daniela ^a   Skirton, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Genetics; Italy; Midwives; Nurses; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84875533182     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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