The Angelina Jolie effect

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 646-

  James, Paul A ^a,b   Mitchell, Gillian ^a   Bogwitz, Michael ^b   Lindeman, Geoffrey J ^b,c  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT COUNSELING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

AUSTRALIA; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEREDITARY BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER SYNDROME; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887658931     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.11218     Document Type: Note

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