Genetics and ethics: The family history component of cancer genetic risk counseling

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-102

  Loescher, Lois J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history taking; Genetic counseling; Genetics resources; Inherited cancer risk; Interviews; Pedigree

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PEDIGREE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; ETHICS, NURSING; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033070539     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199902000-00017     Document Type: Article

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