Cancer genetic counseling: Need for confidentially versus responsibility to notify

Cancer Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-95

  Byers, Tim ^a   MacDonald, Deborah J ^b   Severin, Matthew J ^c   Fishbach, Andrea A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; RESPONSIBILITY;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033018859     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.1999.07203.x     Document Type: Article

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