Improving family communication after a new genetic diagnosis: A randomised controlled trial of a genetic counselling intervention

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hodgson, Jan M ^a,b   Metcalfe, Sylvia A ^a,b   Aitken, MaryAnne ^a,b   Donath, Susan M ^a,b   Gaff, Clara L ^b,c   Winship, Ingrid M ^a,d   Delatycki, Martin B ^e,f   Skene, Loane L C ^g   McClaren, Belinda J ^b   Paul, Jean L ^a,b   Halliday, Jane L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MCRI   (Australia)

^f AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Family communication; Genetic counselling; Genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIGREE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; ADULT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE;

EID: 84899149332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-15-33     Document Type: Article

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