Family communication and genetic counseling: The case of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-60

  Green, Josephine ^a,b   Richards, Martin ^a   Murton, Frances ^a   Statham, Helen ^a   Hallowell, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast ovarian cancer; Family communication; Genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001594559     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025611818643     Document Type: Article

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