Preparing for and communicating uncertainty in cancer genetic counselling sessions in Norway: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 370-389

  Aasen, Tone ^a   Skolbekken, John Arne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

cancer genetic counselling; clinical experience; communication approaches; interpretative phenomenological analysis; risk; risk communication; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TUMOR GENE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84903779751     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2014.927838     Document Type: Article

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