Ethics, policy, and educational issues in genetic testing

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-125

  Williams, Janet K ^a   Skirton, Heather ^b   Masny, Agnes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Family; Genetic testing; Genetics; Nursing; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646727993     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2006.00088.x     Document Type: Review

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