Genetic test reporting enhances understanding of risk information and acceptance of prevention recommendations compared to family history-based counseling alone

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 740-753

  Taber, Jennifer M ^a   Aspinwall, Lisa G ^a   Stump, Tammy K ^a   Kohlmann, Wendy ^b   Champine, Marjan ^b   Leachman, Sancy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDKN2A p16; Defensive processing; Genetic testing; Illness coherence; Melanoma; Understanding of risk

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941879707     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9648-z     Document Type: Article

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