Experiencing genetic counselling for hereditary cancers: The client's perspective

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-211

  Mendes, A F ^a   Santos, T A ^b   Sousa, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Focus group; Genetic counselling; Hereditary cancers; Psychosocial genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551469166     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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