Genetics, health care, family and kinship in a global perspective: Situated processes of co-construction

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1739-1742

  Horstman, Klasien ^a   Finkler, Kaja ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BREAST CANCER; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY LIFE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INHERITANCE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL HISTORY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SOCIETY; STIGMA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY RELATIONS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79958750681     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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