Genetic counseling for BRCA1/2: A randomized controlled trial of two strategies to facilitate the education and counseling process

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 134 A, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-73

  Wang, Catharine ^a,c   Gonzalez, Richard ^a   Milliron, Kara J ^a,b   Strecher, Victor J ^a   Merajver, Sofia D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA1 2; CD ROM; Counseling outcomes; Feedback prompts; Genetic counseling; Patient education

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CD-ROM; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 15744372713     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30577     Document Type: Article

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