Using a family history intervention to improve cancer risk perception in a black community

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 639-649

  Murthy, Vinaya S ^a   Garza, Mary A ^b   Almario, Donna A ^c   Vogel, Kristen J ^d   Grubs, Robin E ^e   Gettig, Elizabeth A ^e   Wilson, John W ^c   Thomas, Stephen B ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black community; Cancer; Community based; Family history; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83455223434     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9389-2     Document Type: Article

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