Cancer genetics - Survey of primary care physicians' attitudes and practices

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 199-203

  Friedman, Lois C ^a   Plon, Sharon E ^b   Paul Cooper, H ^c   Weinberg, Armin D ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DNA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEACHING MATERIALS; TEXAS;

EID: 0031450179     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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