Case for blending pedigrees, genograms and ecomaps: Nursing's contribution to the 'big picture'

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-308

  Olsen, Sharon ^a,b   Dudley Brown, Sharon ^b   McMullen, Patricia ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecomap; Genogram; Holistic; Nursing; Pedigree

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DIRECTORIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PEDIGREE;

EID: 9244239712     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2004.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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