Genetic services

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-6

  Donnai, Dian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic services; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL GENETICS; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUSTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHARMACOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0036461312     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610101.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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