Decisional consideration of hereditary colon cancer genetic test results among Hong Kong Chinese adults

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 426-432

  Ho, Samuel M Y ^a   Ho, Judy W C ^b   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Kwan, Kedo ^b   Tsui, Yenny K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOTE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0037609360     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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