Distress and family functioning in oncogenetic counselling for hereditary and familial breast and/or ovarian cancers

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 625-634

  Condello, C ^a   Gesuita, R ^b   Pensabene, M ^a   Spagnoletti, I ^a   Capuano, I ^a   Baldi, C ^a   Carle, F ^b   Contegiacomo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Family functioning; Oncogenetic counselling; Ovarian cancer; Psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARRIAGE; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36448974541     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9102-7     Document Type: Article

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