Inequality of use of Cancer Genetics Services by members of breast, ovarian and colorectal cancer families in South East Scotland

Familial Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Holloway, Susan M ^a   Bernhard, Birgitta ^a   Campbell, Harry ^b   Cetnarskyj, Roseanne ^c   Lam, Wayne W K ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colorectal cancer; Genetic counselling; Ovarian cancer; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COUNSELING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 48349132677     PISSN: 13899600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-008-9184-x     Document Type: Article

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