Surrogate decision making for genetic testing for Alzheimer disease

Genetic Testing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-97

  Eaton, Margaret L ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; LAW; REVIEW;

EID: 0033004042     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.1999.3.93     Document Type: Review

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