To warn or not to warn? Genetic information, families, and physician liability

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-78

  Gold, Jennifer L ^a,b,c,d  

^a Harvard University ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY LIFE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 13444265945     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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