Accuracy of family history of cancer: Clinical genetic implications

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-186

  Sijmons, Rolf H ^a   Boonstra, Akkelies E ^b   Reefhuis, Jennita ^b   Hordijk Hos, Jannet M ^b   De Walle, Hermien E K ^b   Oosterwijk, Jan C ^b   Cornel, Martina C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accuracy; Family cancer history; Genetics; Verification

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS CANCER;

FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034077306     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200441     Document Type: Article

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