A survey of UK public interest in internet-based personal genome testing

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Cherkas, Lynn F ^a   Harris, Juliette M ^a   Levinson, Elana ^b   Spector, Tim D ^a   Prainsack, Barbara ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL MONITORING; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN GENOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

GENETIC TESTING; GENOME, HUMAN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 78149422040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013473     Document Type: Article

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