Genetic literacy among primary care physicians in a resource-constrained setting
Pascale E. Karam,
Lina Hamad,
Mohamed Elsherif
et al.
Abstract:Background
Genetic literacy among primary healthcare providers is crucial for appropriate patient care with the advances in genetic and genomic medicine. Studies from high-income countries highlight the lack of knowledge in genetics and the need to develop curricula for continuing professional development of non-geneticists. Scarce data is available from resource-constrained countries in Middle East and North Africa. Lebanon is a small country in this region characterized by high rates of consa… Show more
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