Carrier and presymptomatic genetic testing information can have profound psychological consequences for a patient and the family. American and Canadian professional accreditation standards for clinical genetics state that the health care provider must be prepared to provide psychological support. Th
Psychological aspects of genetic counseling. II: Quantitative analysis of a transcript of a genetic counseling session
โ Scribed by Kessler, Seymour ;Jacopini, A. Gioia ;Opitz, John M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 933 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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