Research Article
The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study
Table 2
Diseases in which the family history is considered important by the participants.
| Diseases | Number of physicians that consider family history as important for this condition |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 13 | Cancer (unspecified) | 10 | Diabetes | 9 | Breast cancer | 5 | Colon cancer | 5 | Hypertension | 4 | Thyroid disorders | 3 | Respiratory diseases | 3 | Genetic syndromes (unspecified) | 2 | Muscular diseases | 2 | Allergy | 2 | Skin disorders | 1 | Metabolic disorders | 1 | Manic-depression | 1 | Rheumatologic disorders | 1 | Ovarian cancer | 1 | Prostate cancer | 1 | Lung cancer | 1 | Cervical carcinoma | 1 | Cystic fibrosis | 1 | Hypercholesterolemia | 1 | Crohn's disease | 1 | Neurological disorders | 1 | Hemoglobinopathies | 1 | Blood diseases (leukemia, lymphoma) | 1 | Interstitial nephropathy | 1 | Social environment | 1 |
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