Use of genetic tests among neurologists and psychiatrists: Knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and needs for training

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-163

  Salm, Melissa ^a   Abbate, Kristopher ^a   Appelbaum, Paul ^b,c   Ottman, Ruth ^b   Chung, Wendy ^b   Marder, Karen ^b   Leu, Cheng Shiun ^a   Alcalay, Roy ^b   Goldman, Jill ^b   Curtis, Alexander Malik ^a   Leech, Christopher ^a   Taber, Katherine Johansen ^d   Klitzman, Robert ^b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Discrimination; Ethics; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Insurance; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MANPOWER; NEUROLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84897115100     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9624-0     Document Type: Article

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