The current state of cancer family history collection tools in primary care: A systematic review

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 495-506

  Qureshi, Nadeem ^a   Carroll, June C ^b   Wilson, Brenda ^c   Santaguida, Pasqualina ^d   Allanson, Judith ^e   Brouwers, Melissa ^d   Raina, Parminder ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics; Family history; Interview; Primary care; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER FAMILY; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EMBASE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LIBRARY SCIENCE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; OVARY CANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68749111581     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181a7e8e0     Document Type: Review

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