The effect of an educational intervention on the perceived risk of breast cancer

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 92-97

  Alexander, Nicole E ^a   Ross, Jonathan ^b   Sumner, Walton ^c   Nease Jr , Robert F ^a   Littenberg, Benjamin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; informed consent; patient education; physician patient relations; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029887754     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02599584     Document Type: Article

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