The comprehensiveness of family cancer history assessments in primary care

Community Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 174-180

  Murff, Harvey J ^a,b   Greevy, Robert A ^a   Syngal, Sapna ^c,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer risk assessment; Cancer screening; Family medical history interview; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONSET AGE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250659392     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101759     Document Type: Article

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