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Accuracy of reported family history and effectiveness of medical record requests in genetic counseling for Alzheimer disease.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Apr 2011
Alexander Emily L R, Butler Rachel K, Guimond Colleen, Butler Blair, Sadovnick A Dessa
Abstract excerpt
The University of British Columbia Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (UBCH-CARD) invests significant effort to obtain medical records for the confirmation of patient-reported family histories of dementia. The effectiveness of requesting these records was assessed through a review of the 275 requests made by UBCH-CARD genetic counselors during the 24-month period of January 1,...
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