Predictive genetic tests and health system costs

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 989-991

  Morgan, Steve ^a,b   Hurley, Jeremiah ^b   Miller, Fiona ^b   Giacomini, Mita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0037447453     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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