Between religious philanthropy and individualised medicine: Situating inherited breast cancer risk in Greece

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-178

  Kampriani, Eirini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Genetics; Greece; Inherited risk; Religious philanthropy

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; GENDER; GREECE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 71149118584     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470902940663     Document Type: Review

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