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J Med Ethics 35:113-119 doi:10.1136/jme.2008.024224
  • Research ethics

Healthcare professionals’ and researchers’ understanding of cancer genetics activities: a qualitative interview study

Table 1 Research activity or specialty of interviewees (N = 40) working in cancer genetics research
Activities of those interviewed Number (%)
Research activities of healthcare professionals (n = 28)
    Clinical/epidemiology 19 (68)
    Molecular science 5 (18)
    Social science 12 (43)
    Research coordinator 2 (7)
    Statistics 1 (4)
Specialties of academic researchers (n = 12)
    Clinical/epidemiology 1 (8)
    Molecular science 3 (25)
    Social science 5 (42)
    Research coordinator 2 (17)
    Statistics 1 (8)

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