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Mood state profile and coping strategies after BRCA-1/2 genetic test disclosure: a retrospective study in Italy

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  1. Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico—National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

    Maria Antonietta Annunziata, Barbara Muzzatti, Daniela Narciso & Sara Mella

  2. Unit of Experimental Oncology 1, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico—National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

    Alessandra Viel

  3. Unit of epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico—National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

    Ettore Bidoli

  4. Cancer BioImmunotherapy Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico—National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

    Riccardo Dolcetti

  5. Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy

    Maria Antonietta Annunziata

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Annunziata, M.A., Muzzatti, B., Narciso, D. et al. Mood state profile and coping strategies after BRCA-1/2 genetic test disclosure: a retrospective study in Italy. Support Care Cancer 19, 733–735 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1097-9

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