General practitioners' views on genetic screening for common diseases.
In a questionnaire survey of 359 general practitioners (response rate 94%), 60% accepted the need to provide genetic services, but far fewer felt competent to do so. Nevertheless, as many as 76% had referred patients to a genetics unit in the past year, and 50% had counselled about genetics.
Suchard
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MA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA. msuchard@ucla.edu
Yudkin
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Sinsheimer
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Fowler
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D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires