Family history taking and genetic counselling in primary care
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Family history in pediatric primary care.
The family history is a critical element in pediatric medicine and represents the gateway to the molecular age of medicine for both pediatric clinicians and their patients. The pediatric clinician has several opportunities to obtain a family history and multiple clinical and educational uses for that information. Available methods include paper and digital forms, classical pedigrees, online pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Practice
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0263-2136,1460-2229
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.1.78