Family history of breast cancer: What do women understand and recall about their genetic risk?

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 731-738

  Watson, M ^a,c   Duvivier, V ^a   Wade Walsh, M ^a   Ashley, S ^a   Davidson, J ^a   Papaikonomou, M ^a   Murday, V ^b   Sacks, N ^a   Eeles, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiotape; Breast cancer; Family history; Genetic risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031869777     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.9.731     Document Type: Article

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