Ethics of genetic counseling - Basic concepts and relevance to Islamic communities

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 84-92

  El Hazmi, Mohsen A F ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CONTROL; FAMILY COUNSELING; FETUS DISEASE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDEOLOGY; INBREEDING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 1842829101     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.84     Document Type: Review

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