Challenges of genetic testing in adolescents with cardiac arrhythmia syndromes

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-167

  Cohen, Lilian Liou ^a   Stolerman, Marina ^b   Walsh, Christine ^c   Wasserman, David ^b   Dolan, Siobhan M ^d  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MUTATION; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MUTATION; PRIVACY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84860469422     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100087     Document Type: Article

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