Healthcare professionals' and researchers' understanding of cancer genetics activities: A qualitative interview study

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-119

  Hallowell, Nina ^a   Cooke, S ^a   Crawford, G ^b   Parker, M ^c   Lucassen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 59949089907     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.024224     Document Type: Article

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