Professional and personal attitudes about access and confidentiality in the genetic testing of children: A pilot study

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Campbell, Elizabeth ^a   Ross, Lainie Friedman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FAMILY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PREDICTION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038491494     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703322146803     Document Type: Article

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