Being young, female, and BRCA positive

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 26-31

  Hamilton, Rebekah ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; OVARY TUMOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868683183     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000421021.62295.3b     Document Type: Article

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