The practical ethics of genetic responsibility: Non-disclosure and the autonomy of affect

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-23

  Arribas Ayllon, Michael ^a   Featherstone, Katie ^a   Atkinson, Paul ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affect; autonomy; disclosure; genetic risk; practical ethics; responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751510414     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sth.2009.22     Document Type: Article

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