Europe to ban direct-to-consumer genetic tests?

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 736-737

  Borry, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EUROPE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ICELAND; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EUROPE; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERNET; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46949101338     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0708-736     Document Type: Letter

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