Knowledge of breast cancer genetics among breast cancer patients and first-degree relatives of affected individuals

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-130

  Wonderlick, Aimee L ^a,b   Fine, Beth A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA1; Breast cancer; Genetic counseling; Knowledge; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000623731     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025651816768     Document Type: Article

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