An Internal Performance Assessment of CancerGene Connect: An Electronic Tool to Streamline, Measure and Improve the Genetic Counseling Process

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1034-1044

  Pritzlaff, Mary ^a   Yorczyk, Arielle ^a   Robinson, Linda S ^a   Pirzadeh Miller, Sara ^a   Lin, Tirun ^a   Euhus, David ^b   Ross, Theodora S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer gene connect; Genetic counseling; Health care information technology; Hereditary cancer risk assessment; Web based program

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911990918     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9732-5     Document Type: Article

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