Guidelines for genetic testing of healthy children;Des directives sur le dépistage génétique des enfants en santé

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Arbour, Laura ^a  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ETHICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0037222942     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.1.42     Document Type: Review

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