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Family Physicians’ Management of Genetic Aspects of a Cardiac Disease: A Scenario-Based Study from Slovenia

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 17 (2014): Issue 1 (June 2014)
By: Klemenc-Ketiš Z. and  Peterlin B.  
Open Access
|Dec 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2014-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761
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Language: English
Page range: 15 - 22
Published on: Dec 11, 2014
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Case management,
Family medicine,
Genetics
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

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