Knowledge and attitudes regarding expanded genetic carrier screening among women's healthcare providers.

Abstract

Women's healthcare providers generally had good knowledge and positive attitudes about genetic disorders and expanded genetic screening.

Specific misperceptions, both medical and legal, require education.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Attitude of Health Personnel
• Chi-Square Distribution
• Education, Medical, Continuing
• Female
• Genetic Counseling
• Genetic Privacy
• Genetic Testing
• Health Care Surveys
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Health Personnel
• Heredity
• Heterozygote
• Heterozygote Detection
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Women's Health Services
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Kaylene Ready
• Imran S Haque
• Balaji S Srinivasan
• John R Marshall

Publication date

2012-01-31

Journal

Journal topics

• Fertility
• Infertility

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Fertility and sterility

Counsyl, Inc., Redwood City, California 94065, USA. kaylene [at] counsyl.com

Release reference

Fertil Steril. 2012 Feb;97(2):407-13

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