The familial cancer program of the vermont cancer center: development of a cancer genetics program in a rural area

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-145

  McKinnon, Wendy C ^a,b,c   Guttmacher, Alan E ^a,b   Greenblatt, Marc S ^b   Compas, Bruce E ^a,b   May, Sandy ^b   Cutler, Roy E ^b   Yandell, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Vermont Regional Genetics Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics; Familial cancer; Genetic counseling; Risk assessment; Rural health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001180609     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025603900839     Document Type: Article

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