Ethics watch: Direct-access genetic testing: The view from Europe

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 670-

  Kricka, Larry J ^a   Fortina, Paolo ^b,c   Mai, Yuan ^d   Patrinos, George P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COST; DIRECT TO CONSUMER TESTING; EUROPE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PHARMACIST; SELF EVALUATION;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EUROPE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 80052962697     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg3073     Document Type: Note

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