Ethics and practice: Two worlds? The example of genetic counselling

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-87

  Wüstner, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; VOLUNTEER; WELFARE;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

BENEFICENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 18844470333     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463677032000069718     Document Type: Article

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