Repositioning the patient: The implications of being 'at risk'

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1869-1879

  Scott, S ^c   Prior, L ^a   Wood, F ^a   Gray, J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Genetics; Liminality; Risk; Sick role; UK

Indexed keywords

GENETICS;

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERVIEW; LIFE; MUTATION; OCCUPATION; PATIENT; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 15944408742     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.020     Document Type: Article

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