The on-line promotion and sale of nutrigenomic services

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 784-796

  Sterling, Rene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

At home genetic testing; Direct to consumer marketing; Internet; Nutrigenomic services; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNET; LABORATORY; NUTRIGENOMICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; VALIDITY;

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; INTERNET; NUTRIGENOMICS;

EID: 57649166588     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31818c0441     Document Type: Article

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