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Qureshi N, Wilson B, Santaguida P, et al. Collection and Use of Cancer Family History in Primary Care. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007 Oct. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 159.)

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Acronyms/Abbreviations

1DRFirst Degree Relatives
2DRSecond Degree Relatives
3DRThird Degree Relative
BEDBest Estimate Diagnosis
BRCAPROBreast Cancer Program
BOADICEABreast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
CFHFComprehensive FH Form
CIConfidence Interval
CRCancer Registry
CRCColorectal Cancer
CRISCancer Risk Intake System
CVDCardio Vascular Disease
CyrCyrillic
DOBDate of Birth
DORDiagnostic Odds Ratio
DQDirect Question
EsPeRPersonalized Estimate of Risk
FAPFamilial Adenomatous Polyposis
FCATFamilial Cancer Assessment Tool
FHATFamily History Assessment Tool
FHQFamily History Questionnaire
FHSFamily History Score
FHxTFamily History Tool
GCIGenetic Counsellor interview
GIGenetic Interview
GNIGenetic Nurse Interview
GPGeneral Practitioner
GRACEGenetic Risk Assessment in the Clinical Environment
GRAIDSGenetic Risk Assessment in an Intranet and Decision Support trial
HBOCSHereditary Breast-Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
HNPCCHereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
IMInternal Medicine
LFSLi-Fraumeni Syndrome
LR-Negative Likelihood Ratio
LR+Positive Likelihood Ratio
MRMedical Records
N/ANot Applicable.
NICENational Institute for Clinical Excellence
NIDDMNon-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NPVNegative Predictive Value
NRNot Reported
NSWNew South Wales
PACProbability of Agreement of Cancer
PANCProbability of Agreement of No Cancer
PCPrimary Care
PCPPrimary Care Provider
PDAPersonal Digital Assistant
PMHPast Medical History
PPVPositive Predictive Values
PSIPhysician Structured Interview
QQuestion
QOLQuality Of Life
RAGSRisk Assessment in Genetics
RATRisk Assessment Tool
RCTRandomized Controlled Trial
SDStandard Deviation
SEStandard Error
SRSSystematic Review Software
TEDThrombo-Embolic Disease
VSVersus

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