The ethical management of genetic testing

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1339-1340

  Haites, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON CANCER; COST; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INSURANCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; OVARY CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038798872     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00274-0     Document Type: Editorial

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