The return of unexpected research results in a biobank study and referral to health care for heritable long QT syndrome

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 241-250

  Haukkala, A ^a   Kujala, E ^a   Alha, P ^b   Salomaa, V ^b   Koskinen, S ^b   Swan, H ^a   Kaariainen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biobank; Disclosure; Feedback; Genome wide analysis; Incidental findings; Long QT syndrome; Secondary findings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84885582607     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: 16628063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354105     Document Type: Article

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