Commentary: A sociologist's view on community genetics

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Raz, Aviad E ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Community genetics; Patients' organizations; Public health genetics; Sociology and anthropology of medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGIST;

EID: 79952363385     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-010-0001-5     Document Type: Review

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