Picture this: Evaluating the efficacy of genetic counseling visual aids.
Visual aids have been validated as effective tools for educating patients in a variety of medical settings. However, research exploring the efficacy and potential benefit of genetic counseling visual aids is lacking. To begin to address this gap, this study assessed participant knowledge of genetic...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Genetic Counseling Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1365 - 1375 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2024
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