How attitudes research contributes to overoptimistic expectations of personal genome testing

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 23-25

  Bunnik, Eline ^a   Janssens, A Cecile J W ^a   Schermer, Maartje ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME, HUMAN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70449720834     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160902874429     Document Type: Article

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