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Do celebrity endorsements matter? Observational study of BRCA gene testing and mastectomy rates after Angelina Jolie’s New York Times editorial

Objective To examine the effect on BRCA testing and mastectomy rates of a widely viewed 2013 New York Times editorial by public figure Angelina Jolie that endorsed BRCA testing and announced Jolie’s decision to undergo preventive mastectomy. Design Observational study with difference-in-difference a...

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Autores principales: Desai, Sunita, Jena, Anupam B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27974323
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6357