Psychosocial consequences of DNA analysis for MEN type 2

ONCOLOGY

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-146

  Grosfeld, Frans J M ^a   Lips, Cees J M ^a   Ten Kroode, Herman F J ^a   Beemer, Frits A ^b   Van Spijker, Hilda G ^b   Brouwers Smalbraak, G Joanneke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Clinical Genetics Center Utrecht   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; PARATHYROID TUMOR; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIPPLE SYNDROME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; DNA, NEOPLASM; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 2A; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0030075116     PISSN: 08909091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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