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Decision making with uncertain information: learning from women in a high risk breast cancer clinic.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2004

Frost Caren J, Venne Vickie, Cunningham Dianne, Gerritsen-McKane Ruth

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Patients and practitioners may believe that clinically validated laboratory tests provide definitive information. Genetic counselors know this is not always so, and the possibility of inconclusive genetic test results is often discussed in the pretest counseling session. This added discussion topic prolongs the process of genetic counseling, but if there is inadequate patient understanding, patient frustration...

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PMID: 15604633
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGC.0000027958.02383.a9

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