The impact of breast cancer genetic risk assessment on intentions to perform cancer surveillance behaviors

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 617-623

  Bennett, Paul ^a   Wilkinson, Clare ^a   Turner, Jim ^a   Griffith, Gethin ^a   France, Barbara ^a   Brain, Kate ^a   Gray, Jonathon ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Genetic risk assessment; Intentions; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34250616517     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9100-9     Document Type: Article

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