What is 'public opinion' about genetics?

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 811-815

  Condit, Celeste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEAR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEAR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETICS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MEDICINE IN LITERATURE; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035490903     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35093580     Document Type: Review

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