Attitudes towards cancer predictive testing and transmission of information to the family

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 731-736

  Julian Reynier, C ^a   Eisinger, F ^a   Vennin, P ^c   Chabal, F ^a   Aurran, Y ^a   Nogues C ^d   Bignon, Y J ^e   Machelard Roumagnac, M ^f   Maugard Louboutin, C ^g   Serin, D ^h   Blanc, B ⁱ   Orsoni, P ^j   Sobol, H ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^c CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^d CENTRE RENÉ HUGUENIN   (France)

^e CENTRE JEAN PERRIN   (France)

^f INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

^g CENTRE RENÉ GAUDUCHEAU   (France)

^h INSTITUT SAINTE CATHERINE   (France)

ⁱ HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^j HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical genetics; Predictive testing; Social epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 19244362434     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.9.731     Document Type: Article

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