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Information processing in the context of genetic risk: implications for genetic-risk communication.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Aug 2007

Etchegary Holly, Perrier Colin

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Communicating genetic-risk information is fraught with difficulties, and there are no universally accepted guidelines for clinical practice. In this paper, we suggest that information-processing models may offer some guidance for the communication of genetic risk. The paper reviews selected literature from health and social psychology, including defensive reactions to threatening health information, the Extended...

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PMID: 17473961
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-006-9082-z

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