Efficacy of a touchscreen computer based family cancer history questionnaire and subsequent cancer risk assessment

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 354-360

  Westman, Judith ^a   Hampel, Heather ^a   Bradley, Teresa ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Genetic counselling; Medical informatics; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034117892     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.5.354     Document Type: Article

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