Are videoconferenced consultations as effective as face-to-face consultations for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genetic counseling?

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 933-941

  Zilliacus, Elvira M ^a,b   Meiser, Bettina ^b,c   Lobb, Elizabeth A ^d   Kelly, Patrick J ^e   Barlow Stewart, Kristine ^f,g   Kirk, Judy A ^h   Spigelman, Alan D ^a,i   Warwick, Linda J ^j   Tucker, Katherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Calvary Health Care Sydney   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ Hunter New England Health Service   (Australia)

^j ACT Genetics Service   (Australia)

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Author keywords

breast cancer; genetic counseling; telehealth; videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONSULTATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TELEGENETICS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 80755146033     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3182217a19     Document Type: Article

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