Provision of genetics services on Guam

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 885-889

  McWalter, Kirsty ^a   Hasegawa, Lianne ^a   Au, Sylvia Mann ^a  

^a HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Guam; Hawaii; Outreach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GENETIC SCREENING; GUAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GENETIC TESTING; GUAM; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 84888130955     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-012-9566-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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