©American College of Medical Genetics review The family history: the first genetic test, and still useful after all those years? Reed E. Pyeritz, MD, PhD1 The family history has its origins in genealogy and over the past century has become embedded in clinical practice. Its importance...
Craig, S. (1995). The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: A survey of the Act's history, purposes, provisions, and social ramifications. Drake Law Review, 44 (1), 51-80.Craig, S. (1995) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: A survey of the Act's history, purposes, ...
Articles were excluded if (a) there was a primary focus on genealogy (nonmedical family history), (b) they included mention of family history in some form but did not describe a tool or measure for use in clinical settings, (c) they were statistical or epidemiological studies designed to ...
Initially, the laws pertained primarily to medical personnel who suspect physical CHAPTER 1 HISTORY AND DEFINITIONS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE 29 abuse, but since their initial passage the list of professionals required to report has grown, as has the list of abusive behaviors they must report. Today...
Family History Chapter pp 19–24 Cite this chapter Genetic Cardiomyopathies Michele Moretti, Matthew R. G. Taylor, Marco Merlo& Luisa Mestroni 809Accesses Abstract The clinical cardiologist who examines a case of cardiomyopathy (CMP) should systematically consider the possibility of a genetic origin...
Family trees have been an important tool in medicine, and knowledge of prior family medical history can also help those in the present day to prevent developing certain conditions. Family tree charts also allow people to recognize whether they are more likely to develop a condition based on ...
DONOR'S PERSONAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY Please indicate how many of each of the following relatives you have: Sibling-Male: Aunt-Maternal: Sibling-Female: Aunt-Paternal: Half-Brother: Uncle-Maternal: Half-Sister: Uncle-Paternal: Mat. Cousin-Female: Mat. Cousin-Male: Pat. Cousin-Female: ...
1. Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215123, ChinaMore Information Abstract Objective To examine the interactive effect of family hypertension history and overweight/obesity on hypertension and to ...
10. Fujiwara S, Yamada M: Family history, in Ueshima H, Ozawa T (eds): The Screening Manual for Preventing Ath- erosclerosis and Geriatric Diseases. Tokyo, Medical View, 2001, pp 22–23. 11. Kadota A, Okamura T, Hozawa A, et al: Relationships between family histories of stroke and ...
The FHQ col- lects relevant medical history, medical information about close relatives (mother, father, siblings, children, and grandparents), information on more distant relatives, and information on age of onset of the diseases in a tabulated form. The FHQ enquired about heart disease, i.e....