Communicating cancer risk within an African context: Experiences, disclosure patterns and uptake rates following genetic testing for Lynch syndrome
Authors:
- Zandrè BruwerZandrè Bruwer
- Merle FutterMFMerle Futter
- Raj RamesarRaj Ramesar
- 1 July 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Patient Education and Counseling
- Vol. 92 (1) , 53-60
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