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UNINA9910815253203321 |
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Titolo |
Getting the message across : communication with diverse populations in clinical genetics / / edited by Jennifer Wiggins and Anna Middleton |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WigginsJennifer |
MiddletonAnna |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Genetic counseling - Methodology - Great Britain |
Communication - Social aspects - Great Britain |
Cultural pluralism - Great Britain |
People with disabilities - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Clients who are deaf or hard of hearing / Anna Middleton and Christina Palmer -- Clients who are visually impaired / Georgina Hall and Alison Clarke -- Clients who have diverse sex development / Lih-Mei Liao and Margaret Simmonds -- The Jewish community / Sara Levene -- The Traveller community / Jacqueline Turner -- The Pakistani Muslim community / Mushtaq Ahmed -- Clients who disclose sexual abuse / Alan Phillips -- Teenagers / Anna Gregorowski -- Children who have intellectual disability / Jeremy Turk -- Clients who are terminally ill / Anna-Marie Stevens and Dr Jayne Wood -- Clients who have dementia / Rachel Taylor -- Communication from an interpreter's perspective / Nicki Cornwall -- Communication via the telephone or video conferencing / Kelly Kohut and Kathryn Myhill. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Communicating with patients about genetic concepts is fraught with complications. In addition to the hazy takeaway messages and the likelihood of peripheral findings, the diverse cultural backgrounds of patients in a genetics clinic present another layer of challenge for clinicians and genetic counselors in their aim to communicate important findings effectively and respectfully. This book provides |
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