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Genetic Counseling Outcomes: Perceived Risk and Distress After Counseling for Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
β Scribed by Ann-Marie Codori; Tracy Waldeck; Gloria M. Petersen; Diana Miglioretti; Jill D. Trimbath; Miriam A. Tillery
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1059-7700
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