Communication in cancer genetic counselling: Does it reflect counselees' previsit needs and preferences?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1671-1678

  Pieterse, A H ^a   Van Dulmen, A M ^a   Ausems, M G E M ^b   Beemer, F A ^b   Bensing, J M ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics; Communication; Precounselling needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CANCER; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 19944370089     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602570     Document Type: Article

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