Inherited cancer and the primary care physician: Barriers and strategies

Cancer

Volumn 86, Issue 11 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 2583-2588

  Worthen, Hilary G ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b Cambridge Fam and Children's Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

Inherited cancer; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033407563     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991201)86:11+<2583::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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