The genetics revolution, economics, ethics and insurance

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1661-1676

  Brockett, Patrick L ^a   Tankersley, E Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PRIVACY ACT (1991 BILL); HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIGREE; POLICY; PRIVACY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN GENOME PRIVACY ACT (1991 BILL); HUMAN GENOME PROJECT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, LIFE; LEGISLATION; MEDICAL RECORDS; PEDIGREE; PREJUDICE; PRIVACY; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031261236     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017981200687     Document Type: Article

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