Psychological impact of genetic counseling for familial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Familial Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-75

  Braithwaite, Dejana ^a,b   Emery, Jon ^a   Walter, Fiona ^a   Prevost, A Toby ^a   Sutton, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial cancer; Genetic counseling; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANXIETY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER GENETICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILIAL CANCER; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644913410     PISSN: 13899600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-005-2577-1     Document Type: Review

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