Forensic DNA databases: Genetic testing as a societal choice

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 319-320

  Patyn, Annemie ^a   Dierickx, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC OPINION;

DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 77955856314     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.033829     Document Type: Article

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