The nature and significance of behavioural genetic information

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-111

  Newson, Ainsley ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural genetics; Genetic determinism; Genetic information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; COGNITION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCLOSURE; FORECASTING; GENETIC DETERMINISM; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIAL VALUES; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 3042730537     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:META.0000033764.50604.85     Document Type: Article

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