Ethical and legal issues and the "new genetics"

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 582-585

  Otlowski, Margaret F A ^a   Williamson, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY LIFE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PARENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; SOCIETY; STANDARD;

EID: 0038040667     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05365.x     Document Type: Review

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