Genetic information: Consumers' right to privacy versus insurance companies' right to know a public opinion survey

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-362

  Borna, Shaheen ^a   Avila, Stephen ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PEDIGREE; POLICY; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISCLOSURE; ECONOMICS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INDIANA; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, LIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PEDIGREE; PRIVACY; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033121269     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005716006206     Document Type: Review

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