Ethical and Professional Challenges Encountered by Laboratory Genetic Counselors

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 580-596

  Groepper, Daniel ^a   McCarthy Veach, Patricia ^b   LeRoy, Bonnie S ^b   Bower, Matthew ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Dilemmas; Ethical and professional challenges; Laboratory genetic counseling; Professional identity; Professional specialty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MINNESOTA; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MINNESOTA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84938199316     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9787-3     Document Type: Article

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