Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing for breast - Ovarian cancer predisposition

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1131-1136

  Escher, M ^a   Sappino, A P ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breast neoplasms; Genetic predisposition testing; Genetic screening; Knowledge; Ovarian neoplasms; Physician's role; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SWITZERLAND;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033784632     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008319114278     Document Type: Article

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