Moving up the slippery slope: mandated genetic screening on cyprus

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-103

  Cowan, Ruth Schwartz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Bioethics; Cyprus; Eugenics; Genetic screening; Genetics; History; Induced; Medical; Prenatal diagnosis; Religion; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE;

ABORTION; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CYPRUS; DECISION MAKING; FETOSCOPY; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CYPRUS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS;

EID: 59449105563     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30202     Document Type: Review

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