Genetic Information in Families: Rethinking Confidentiality

Microbial and Comparative Genomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-17

  Reilly, Philip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0006651392     PISSN: 10906592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/omi.1.1997.2.7     Document Type: Article

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