Giving and Withholding of Information following Genomic Screening: Challenges Identified in a Study of Primary Care Physicians in Estonia

The use of predictive genomic information to improve medical care remains a contentious topic. However, it is generally agreed that the potential of genomics to improve medicine relies on medical care providers’ ability to effectively communicate and put in context the meaning of test results. As th...

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Published in:	Journal of genetic counseling Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 591 - 604
Main Authors:	Leitsalu, Liis, Hercher, Laura, Metspalu, Andres
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01.08.2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Best interests Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Clinical Psychology Consumers Deception Decision making Disease Doctors Estonia Ethics Genetic counseling Genetic Testing Genetics Genomes Genomic healthcare Genomic information Genomics Gynecology Health care Health services Human Genetics Humans Information Judgments Medical diagnosis Medical personnel Medical screening Medicine Original Research Physicians Physicians, Primary Care Predictive genetic testing Primary care Primary care physicians Primary health care Public Health Screening Tests Estonia United States > US Genomic information Primary care physicians Genomic healthcare Predictive genetic testing
ISSN:	1059-7700, 1573-3599, 1573-3599
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