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. 2017 Jan 7;8(2):109–115. doi: 10.1007/s12687-016-0291-3

Table 4.

Barriers to pediatricians’ family history taking

% Reporting moderate/significant barrier
Inadequate time during a typical office visit to collect/update family histories 60.5
Uncertainty as to accuracy/reliability of information from parents regarding family history 38.5
Inadequate insurance reimbursement for collecting family histories 26.1
Lack of practice tools/questionnaires to obtain family health histories 22.9
Lack of/inadequate electronic health records systems to collect and record family histories 20.1
Language and/or other cultural differences between patients and pediatricians 14.8