Huntington's disease, critical illness insurance and life insurance

Scandinavian Actuarial Journal

Volumn 2004, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 279-313

  Macdonald, Angus ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical illness insurance; Family history; Genetic tests; Huntington's disease; Life insurance; Moratorium; Underwriting

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144529387     PISSN: 03461238     EISSN: 16512030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03461230310016992     Document Type: Article

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