The impact of family history of breast cancer and cancer death on women's mammography practices and beliefs

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 621-625

  Tracy, Kelly A ^a,b   Quillin, John M ^a,b   Wilson, Diane Baer ^b,c   Borzelleca, Joseph ^c   Jones, Resa M ^a,b   McClish, Donna ^a,b,c   Bowen, Deborah ^d   Bodurtha, Joann ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer screening; Family history; Mammography; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 55849105952     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31817c0355     Document Type: Article

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