Discrepancy between initial high expression of interest in clinical cancer genetic testing and actual low uptake in an Asian population

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 785-793

  Chieng, Wei Shieng ^a   Lee, Soo Chin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERCEPTION; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863897925     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0268     Document Type: Article

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