BRCA Genetic Counseling Among At-Risk Latinas in New York City: New Beliefs Shape New Generation

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 134-148

  Sussner, Katarina M ^a   Edwards, Tiffany ^b   Villagra, Cristina ^a   Rodriguez, M Carina ^a   Thompson, Hayley S ^c   Jandorf, Lina ^a   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^a,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

BRCA; Breast cancer; Genetic counseling; Latinas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84930883220     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9746-z     Document Type: Article

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