Negotiating the boundary between medicine and consumer culture: Online marketing of nutrigenetic tests

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 744-753

  Saukko, Paula M ^a   Reed, Matthew ^b   Britten, Nicky ^c   Hogarth, Stuart ^d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary work; Direct to consumer genetic testing; Genetics; Nutrigenetics; Science and technology studies; UK; USA

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; MARKETING; MEDICINE; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; REGULATORY APPROACH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRIGENOMICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC TESTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NUTRIGENOMICS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75849137912     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.066     Document Type: Article

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