Institutionalized paternalism? Stakeholders' views on public access to genetic testing

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-161

  Carter, Sarah ^a   Taylor, David ^a   Bates, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATERNALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33746403657     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581906777641758     Document Type: Article

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