Risk perception among women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-312

  Pilarski, Robert ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Hereditary breast cancer; Risk construction; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; NOTE; OVARY CANCER; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68149119366     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-009-9227-y     Document Type: Note

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