Women's need for information before attending genetic counselling for familial breast or ovarian cancer: A questionnaire, interview, and observational study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7076, 1997, Pages 281-283

  Hallowell, N ^a   Murton, F ^a   Statham, H ^a   Green, J M ^b   Richards, M P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031014078     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7076.281     Document Type: Article

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