Genetic testing in adoption

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 761-767

  Rothstein, Mark A ^a   Strass, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b ASHG   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033912028     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302832     Document Type: Article

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