Genetic counselling for hereditary breast cancer

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9171, 1999, Pages 2176-2177

  Peshkin, B N ^a   Lerman, C ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033606484     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)90078-8     Document Type: Note

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