Recontact in clinical practice: A survey of clinical genetics services in the United Kingdom

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 876-881

  Carrieri, Daniele ^a   Lucassen, Anneke M ^b   Clarke, Angus J ^c   Dheensa, Sandi ^b   Doheny, Shane ^c   Turnpenny, Peter D ^d   Kelly, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal Devon and Exeter   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical genetics; ethics; next generation sequencing; recontact; survey

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL GENETICS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; E-MAIL; ETHICS; FAMILY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAFF; UNITED KINGDOM; DUTY TO RECONTACT; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL GENETICS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DUTY TO RECONTACT; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84985023574     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2015.194     Document Type: Article

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