Individual, family, and societal dimensions of genetic discrimination: A case study analysis

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-88

  Geller, Lisa N ^a   Alper, Joseph S ^b   Billings, Paul R ^c   Barash, Carol I ^d   Beckwith, Jonathan ^a   Natowicz, Marvin R ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Massachusetts General Hospital ^*

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic discrimination; Genetic testing; Medical Information Bureau; State insurance commissions

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPLOYMENT; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS; PEDIGREE; PHENYLKETONURIA; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADOPTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, LIFE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSES; PEDIGREE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PREJUDICE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029677157     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639319     Document Type: Article

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