Genetic education, knowledge and experiences between nurses and physicians in primary care in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 66-74

  Lopes Júnior, Luís Carlos ^a   Carvalho Júnior, Paulo Marcondes ^b   de Faria Ferraz, Victor Evangelista ^a   Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira ^a   Van Riper, Marcia ^c   Flória Santos, Milena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Marilia Medical School   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum; family practice; genetic education; genetics; genomics based health care; primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84994682520     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12304     Document Type: Article

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