Human gene patents: The possible impacts on genetic services healthcare

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 203-205

  Walpole, Ian R ^b   Dawkins, Hugh J S ^a   Sinden, Peter D ^c   O'Leary, Peter C ^a  

^a Department of Health   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION SERVICE; LICENSING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATENT; POLICY; REVIEW;

EID: 0042329824     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05500.x     Document Type: Review

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