Use and evaluation of an individually tailored website for counselees prior to breast cancer genetic counseling

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 670-681

  Albada, Akke ^a   Ausems, Margreet G E M ^b   Otten, Roel ^a   Bensing, Jozien M ^a,c   Van Dulmen, Sandra ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brca1 2; Breast cancer; Computer tailoring; Genetic counseling; Internet; Patient education; Patient participation; User statistics; User computer interface

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859922609     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0227-x     Document Type: Article

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