Genetic counselling in a sociocultural framework: Ethical considerations;Genetische beratung und ihre normen: Ethische Überlegungen

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1217-1223

  Walther, J U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Directiveness; Ethics; Genetic counselling; Prediction

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL GENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EID: 19344374340     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-004-1035-8     Document Type: Review

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