Hereditary cancer litigation: A status report

ONCOLOGY

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 211-214

  Severin, Matthew J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST TUMOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030074299     PISSN: 08909091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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