Registers for patients with familial tumours: from controversial areas to common guidelines

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1316-1318

  Lips, C J M ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine University Hospital ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RESPONSIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0031698319     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00879.x     Document Type: Editorial

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