North Carolina's Genetic Counseling Program: empowering families with genetic knowledge.
2013
Ginny Vickery, and
Robert E Meyer
Children and Youth Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services, PO Box 93, Simpson, NC 27879, USA. Ginny.Vickery@dhhs.nc.gov.
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D009657
North Carolina
State bounded on the north by Virginia, on the east and Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Georgia and South Carolina, and on the west by Tennessee.
D005817
Genetic Counseling
An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.