Insufficient Referral for Genetic Counseling in the Management of Hereditary Haemochromatosis in Portugal: A Study of Perceptions of Health Professionals Requesting HFE Genotyping

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 770-777

  Leandro, Bruna ^a,b   Paneque, Milena ^a,b   Sequeiros, Jorge ^a,b   Porto, Graça ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Genetic counseling; Haemochromatosis; HFE genotyping; Medical education

Indexed keywords

HFE PROTEIN, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PORTUGAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84891553586     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9681-4     Document Type: Article

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