Cancer risk communication, predictive testing and management in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK: General practitioners' and breast surgeons' current practice and preferred practice responsibilities

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-79

  Nippert, Irmgard ^a   Julian Reynier, Claire ^b   Harris, Hilary ^c   Evans, Gareth ^c   Van Asperen, Christi J ^d   Tibben, Aad ^d   Schmidtke, Jörg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899114138     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-013-0173-x     Document Type: Article

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