The governance of human genetics: Policy discourse and constructions of public trust

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-41

  Jones, Mavis ^a   Salter, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMAN GENETICS; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EUROPE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONALITY; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TRUST;

EID: 0037397618     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463677032000069691     Document Type: Article

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