Primary care physicians' attitudes and practices regarding cancer genetics: A comparison of 2001 with 1996 survey results

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-94

  Friedman, Lois C ^a   Cooper, H Paul ^a   Webb, John A ^b   Weinberg, Armin D ^a   Plon, Sharon E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CANCER TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042009562     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15430154JCE1802_11     Document Type: Article

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