Genetic testing and private insurance - A case of "selling one's body"?

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-55

  Hubner D ^a  

^a Inst für Wiss und Ethik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic testing; Justice; Private insurance; Selling one's body; Virtue

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MORALITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

COMMERCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, LIFE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VIRTUES;

EID: 84860154641     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-005-7983-5     Document Type: Article

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