Toward a model informed consent process for BRCA1 testing: A qualitative assessment of women's attitudes

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-222

  Bernhardt, Barbara A ^a,b,f   Geller, Gail ^a,b   Strauss, Misha ^c   Helzlsouer, Kathy J ^a,b   Stefanek, Michael ^d   Wilcox, Patti M ^e   Holtzman, Neil A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Genetic testing; Informed consent; Patient decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GUIDELINES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 0031151757     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025668320403     Document Type: Article

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