Genetic services and testing in the Philippines

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-411

  Padilla, Carmencita David ^a,b   De La Paz, Eva Maria Cutiongco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; BIRTH DEFECT; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CYTOGENETICS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SERVICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION GENETICS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84892167784     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-012-0102-4     Document Type: Article

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