Factors influencing anticipated decisions about genetic testing: Experimental studies

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-40

  Wroe, Abigail L ^b   Salkovskis, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033000622     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910799168443     Document Type: Article

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