Risk perceptions, worry, and attitudes about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility.
This study assessed the unique associations of risk perceptions and worry with attitudes about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility. Women (general practitioner clinic attenders, university students, and first-degree relatives of breast cancer survivors; N=303) read information about gen...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Health Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 211 - 231 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2006
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