Risk assessment in genetics: A semi-quantitative approach

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2001, Pages 459-463

  Glasspool, David W ^a   Fox, John ^a   Coulson, Andrew S ^a   Emery, Jon ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Communication; Computerised decision support; Genetic risk

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ARGUMENTATION; DECISION SUPPORTS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISKS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; RISK AND UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY INFORMATIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79957627394     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-928-8-459     Document Type: Conference Paper

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