Communicating genetic risk information

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 414-428

  Marteau, Theresa M ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DIET; EXERCISE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION;

COMMUNICATION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032834359     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0007142991902466     Document Type: Review

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