Ethical and social implications of genetic testing for communication disorders

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-457

  Arnos, Kathleen S ^a  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHICS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOME; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INHERITANCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 45549105246     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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