A Survey of Genetic Counselors' Strategies for Addressing Ethical and Professional Challenges in Practice
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- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Genetic Counseling
- Vol. 11 (3), 163-186
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1015275022199
Abstract
There is limited research about ethical and professional dilemmas that genetic counselors encounter in their practice and their strategies for addressing them. In this study, 454 genetic counselors r...Keywords
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