Correlates of intentions to obtain genetic counseling and colorectal cancer gene testing among at-risk relatives from three ethnic groups

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4 II, 1999, Pages 329-336

  Glanz, Karen ^a   Grove, John ^a,b   Lerman, Caryn ^c   Gotay, Carolyn ^a   Le Marchand, Loïc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HAWAII; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032940223     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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