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Genetic Counseling

"Genetic Counseling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Counseling" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 11 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2022 and 2023
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