A qualitative study of health professionals' views regarding provision of information about health-protective behaviors during genetic consultation for breast cancer

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Rees, Gwyneth ^a   Young, Mary Anne ^b   Gaff, Clara ^c   Martin, Paul R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Consultation; Genetic counseling; Health behaviors; Health beliefs; Information provision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; EXERCISE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33745053846     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-9009-0     Document Type: Article

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