Psychological outcomes and risk perception after genetic testing and counselling in breast cancer: a systematic review
- 20 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 178 (2) , 77-81
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05069.x
Abstract
Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the effects of genetic counselling and testing for familial breast cancer on women's perception of risk and psychological morbidity. Data sources: MEDLIN...Keywords
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