Associations between relationship support and psychological reactions of participants and partners to BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing in a clinic-based sample

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-225

  Manne, Sharon ^a   Audrain, Janet ^b   Schwartz, Marc ^c   Main, David ^c   Finch, Clinton ^c   Lerman, Caryn ^b  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

EID: 9644288112     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm2803_10     Document Type: Article

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