Psychiatric genetic counseling: A survey of Australian genetic counselors' practice and attitudes.
Genetic counseling plays a critical role in supporting individuals and their families' adaption to psychiatric conditions, addressing the multifactorial nature of these conditions in a personally meaningful and empowering way. Yet data related to the practice and attitudes of Australian genetic coun...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Genetic Counseling Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 495 - 503 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr2023
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