Paternity testing requested by private parties in Italy: Some ethical considerations

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 735-737

  Caenazzo, L ^a   Comacchio, A ^a   Tozzo, P ^a   Rodriguez, D ^a   Benciolini, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLEGITIMACY; INFANT; ITALY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PARENT; PATERNITY; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLEGITIMACY; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATERNITY;

EID: 56749156409     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.023291     Document Type: Short Survey

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