Genetic counseling and predictive testing for colorectal cancer risk

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-54

  Petersen, Gloria M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029974661     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960220)69:1<53::AID-IJC13>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Conference Paper

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