Commentary

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 80-83

  Clarke, A ^a   Hallowell, N ^b   Watson, M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CLINICAL GENETICS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORALITY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NOTE; PATERNITY TEST; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIVACY;

EID: 0037397557     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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