The implications of genetic testing for deafness

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-331

  Arnos, Kathleen S ^a  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

DEAFNESS; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0041778317     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AUD.0000079800.64741.CF     Document Type: Review

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