Direct-to-consumer genetics testing - Fair comparisons?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-371

  Zehnbauer, Barbara ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DIRECT TO CONSUMER GENETICS TESTING; EDITORIAL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIVACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79952204924     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2010.160085     Document Type: Editorial

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