The messenger's dilemmas - Giving and getting information in genealogical mapping for hereditary cancer

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-138

  Adelswärd, Viveka ^a   Sachs, Lisbeth ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bad news; Cancer risk; Genealogical mapping; Information talks; Messenger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE MAPPING; GENEALOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAPE RECORDER;

EID: 0037712194     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369857031000123911     Document Type: Article

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