The feasibility of online genetic testing for lung cancer susceptibility: uptake of a web-based protocol and decision outcomes
Genetics in MedicinePublished 1 February 2008Open access
Suzanne C. O’Neill, Della Brown White, Saskia C. Sanderson, Isaac M. Lipkus, Gerold Bepler, Lori A. Bastian
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Internet-delivered decision support was as likely as other modalities to yield informed decisions to yieldinformed decisions and some subgroups may need additional support to improve their decision outcomes.
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Interest in a web-based protocol for genetic susceptibility testing was high. Internet-delivered decision support was as likely as other modalities to yield informed decisions. Some subgroups may need additional support to improve their decision outcomes.
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