Direct-to-consumer personal genome services: Need for more oversight

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 701-708

  Anderson, Emily E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84863105582     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.pfor1-0909     Document Type: Review

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