Between the individual and the community: The impact of genetics on ethical models

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-188

  Widdows, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communal ethics; Ethics; Groups; Individualism; Personalized medicine; Trust model

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; COMMUNITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICINE; MORALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHARMACOGENETICS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 70449622970     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770902901611     Document Type: Review

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