A new twist on an old problem: Primary care physicians and results from direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Personalized Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 827-833

  Bartlett, Gillian ^a   Avard, Denise ^b   Knoppers, Bartha Maria ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; direct to consumer genetic testing; genetic and genomic testing; personalized medicine; primary care; professional roles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOMICS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

EID: 84886492367     PISSN: 17410541     EISSN: 1744828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/pme.13.87     Document Type: Article

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