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For genetic counselors, critiquing and using published literature is crucial to staying at the top of practice, and the ability to critique and use review articles is no exception. Understanding distinct types of reviews and the questions they can answer is therefore an important skill for genetic counselors across practice specialties, professional roles, and experience levels. Additionally, knowing how distinct types of reviews are formally developed and written unlocks opportunities beyond traditional original research studies for genetic counselors to engage as authors in the rigorous academic work and publications needed in our profession. This article aims to help genetic counselors develop a functional understanding of three review types: systematic, scoping, and narrative. Considerations for interpreting and writing these types of reviews are provided, with resources that may serve as a starting point for those interested in going deeper.
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The Journal of Genetic Counseling (JOGC), published for the National Society of Genetic Counselors, is a timely, international forum addressing all aspects of the discipline and practice of genetic counseling. The journal focuses on the critical questions and problems that arise at the interface between rapidly advancing technological developments and the concerns of individuals and communities at genetic risk. The publication provides genetic counselors, other clinicians and health educators, laboratory geneticists, bioethicists, legal scholars, social scientists, and other researchers with a premier resource on genetic counseling topics in national, international, and cross-national contexts.
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