Anxiety in women 'at risk' of developing breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1422-1424

  Thirlaway, K ^a   Fallowfield, L ^a   Nunnerley, H ^b   Powles, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast cancer; Family history

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029886710     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.269     Document Type: Article

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