Educational needs about cancer family history and genetic counseling for cancer risk among frontline healthcare clinicians in New York City

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 785-793

  Sussner, Katarina M ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^a   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^a,b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

cancer family history; genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; NURSE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052588402     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31821afc8e     Document Type: Article

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