Familial breast cancer: A controlled study of risk perception, psychological morbidity and health beliefs in women attending for genetic counselling

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 482-487

  Lloyd, S ^a   Watson, M ^b   Waites, B ^b   Meyer, L ^a   Eeles, R ^a   Ebbs, S ^c   Tylee, A ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Stonecot Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial breast cancer; Genetic counselling; Health beliefs; Psychological morbidity; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0030057370     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.387     Document Type: Article

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