Ethical Considerations in the Provision of Controversial Screening Tests

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 486-490

  Doukas, David J ^a   Fetters, Michael ^a   Ruffin IV, Mack T ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BENEFICENCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031226258     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.6.5.486     Document Type: Article

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