Disclosure of genetic tests for health insurance: Is it ethical not to?

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9406, 2004, Pages 395-396

  Raithatha, Nick ^a   Smith, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0842304921     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15442-1     Document Type: Note

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