Altering humans - The case for and against human gene therapy

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-174

  Holtug, Nils ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POPULATION GENETICS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

BENEFICENCE; CIVIL RIGHTS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUGENICS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0031087727     PISSN: 09631801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0963180100007787     Document Type: Article

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