Genetic risk and reproductive decisions: Meta and counter narratives

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-20

  Leontini, Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Genetics; Huntington's disease; Narrative; Reproduction; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRENATAL SCREENING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 77951018036     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570903508705     Document Type: Article

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