Effects of individual and family functioning on interest in genetic testing

Community Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Bowen, Deborah J ^a   Bourcier, Emily ^a   Press, Nancy ^b   Lewis, Frances M ^c   Burke, Wylie ^c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family communication; Genetic testing, interest in; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RELATIVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 5644254323     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080301     Document Type: Article

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