Employees' perspectives on ethically important aspects of genetic research participation: A pilot study

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-33

  Roberts, Laura Weiss ^a   Warner, Teddy D ^b   Geppert, Cynthia M A ^c   Rogers, Melinda ^d   Green Hammond, Katherine A ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d NM 87125 USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 10444250930     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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