Ethical guidelines in genetics and genomics. An Islamic perspective

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1862-1870

  Al Aqeel, Aida I ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BIOETHICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIRTH RATE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; JUSTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORALITY; MOSLEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPERM DONOR; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETICS; GENOME, HUMAN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 31844448772     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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