Utilization and Outcomes of BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling in a National Commercially Insured Population: The ABOUT Study

Joanne Armstrong; Michelle Toscano; Nancy Kotchko; Sue Friedman; Marc D. Schwartz; Katherine S. Virgo; James E. Andrews; Claudia Aguado Loi; Joseph E. Bauer; Carolina Casares; Elizabeth Bourquardez Clark; Matthew R. Kondoff; Ashley D. Molina; Mehrnaz Abdollahian; Gregg B. Walker; Rebecca Sutphen

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3048

Utilization and Outcomes of BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling in a National Commercially Insured Population: The ABOUT Study

Joanne Armstrong
, Michelle Toscano
, Nancy Kotchko
, Sue Friedman
, Marc D. Schwartz
, Katherine S. Virgo
, James E. Andrews
, Claudia Aguado Loi
, Joseph E. Bauer
, Carolina Casares
, Elizabeth Bourquardez Clark
, Matthew R. Kondoff
, Ashley D. Molina
, Mehrnaz Abdollahian
, Gregg B. Walker
, Rebecca Sutphen

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Original language	American English
Journal	JAMA Oncology
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3048
State	Published - Dec 2015

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Armstrong, J., Toscano, M., Kotchko, N., Friedman, S., Schwartz, M. D., Virgo, K. S., Andrews, J. E., Aguado Loi, C., Bauer, J. E., Casares, C., Bourquardez Clark, E., Kondoff, M. R., Molina, A. D., Abdollahian, M., Walker, G. B., & Sutphen, R. (2015). Utilization and Outcomes of BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling in a National Commercially Insured Population: The ABOUT Study. JAMA Oncology, 1. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3048

Armstrong, J, Toscano, M, Kotchko, N, Friedman, S, Schwartz, MD, Virgo, KS, Andrews, JE, Aguado Loi, C, Bauer, JE, Casares, C, Bourquardez Clark, E, Kondoff, MR, Molina, AD, Abdollahian, M, Walker, GB & Sutphen, R 2015, 'Utilization and Outcomes of BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling in a National Commercially Insured Population: The ABOUT Study', JAMA Oncology, vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3048

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