## Abstract Printed educational materials (PEM) can serve as important tools to enhance and reinforce information presented during genetic counseling (GC) for __BRCA1/2__ testing, yet few such materials have been specifically developed for the Black community. The goal of the current study was to d
Women's satisfaction with genetic counseling for hereditary breast-ovarian cancer: Psychological aspects
โ Scribed by Tercyak, Kenneth P. ;DeMarco, Tiffani A. ;Mars, Bryn D. ;Peshkin, Beth N.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 131A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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