Evaluation of the impact of two educational interventions on GP management of familial breast/ovarian cancer cases: A cluster randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 471, 2001, Pages 817-821

  Watson, E ^a   Clements, A ^a   Yudkin, P ^a   Rose, P ^a   Bukach, C ^a   Mackay, J ^a   Lucassen, A ^a   Austoker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Patient management; Referral; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034787337     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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