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The Contribution of the Reciprocal-Engagement Model as a Theoretical Framework of a Portuguese Scale for Quality Assessment of Genetic Counseling

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The authors thank Milaydis Sosa for proofreading this letter.

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  1. i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    C. Costa & Milena Paneque

  2. IBMC – Instituto de Biología Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    C. Costa & Milena Paneque

  3. CGPP – Centro de Genética Preditiva e Preventiva, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    C. Costa & Milena Paneque

  4. FPCEUP – Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    M. S. Lemos

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C. Costa, M. S. Lemos, and Milena Paneque declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Costa, C., Lemos, M.S. & Paneque, M. The Contribution of the Reciprocal-Engagement Model as a Theoretical Framework of a Portuguese Scale for Quality Assessment of Genetic Counseling. J Genet Counsel 27, 1005–1007 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-018-0275-z

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