Adolescent carrier testing in practice: The impact of legal rulings and problems with "Gillick competence" (Journal of Genetic Counselling DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9168-x);Adolescent carrier testing in practice: The impact of legal rulings and problems with "Gillick competence"

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 509-521

  Boddington, Paula ^a   Gregory, Maggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Chordata Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Carrier testing; Consent; Gillick; Law; Policy; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC AND FAMILIAL DISORDERS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 57349102402     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-008-9192-x     Document Type: Erratum

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