The integration of citizens into a science/policy network in genetics: Governance arrangements and asymmetry in expertise

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-271

  Daudelin, Geneviève ^a   Lehoux, Pascale ^a,b   Abelson, Julia ^a,c   Denis, Jean L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetics; Policy making; Public participation; Science policy network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78650808433     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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