Likelihood of undergoing genetic testing for cancer risk: A population- based study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-166

  Bosompra, Kwadwo ^a   Flynn, Brian S ^a,b   Ashikaga, Takamaru ^a   Rairikar, Chintamani J ^a   Worden, John K ^a,b   Solomon, Laura J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Genetic testing; Health Belief Model; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033953929     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0610     Document Type: Article

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