The value of a genetic counselor: Improving identification of cancer genetic counseling patients with chart review

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 323-329

  Eichmeyer, Jennifer N ^a   Burnham, Christa ^a   Sproat, Patty ^a   Tivis, Rick ^b   Beck, Thomas M ^a  

^a St Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chart review; Electronic medical records; Family history; Genetic counseling; Genetics referral; Hereditary cancer; Patient identification

Indexed keywords

GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASMS;

GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84901947112     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9664-5     Document Type: Article

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