Consumer knowledge and opinions of genetic testing for breast cancer risk

Clinical Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 58-64

  Vuckovic, Nancy ^a   Harris, Emily L ^a   Valanis, Barbara ^a   Stewart, Barbara ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breast cancer; Focus groups; Genetic testing; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036592949     PISSN: 15270289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/cjwh.2002.126520     Document Type: Article

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