Outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of a complex genetic counselling intervention to improve family communication

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 356-360

  Hodgson, Jan ^a,b   Metcalfe, Sylvia ^a,b   Gaff, Clara ^a,b   Donath, Susan ^a,b   Delatycki, Martin B ^a,c   Winship, Ingrid ^b,d   Skene, Loane ^e   Aitken, MaryAnne ^a,f   Halliday, Jane ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84958110029     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.122     Document Type: Article

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