Regulating the communication of genetic risk information: The Italian legal approach to questions of confidentiality and disclosure

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-209

  Battistuzzi, L ^a   Ciliberti, R ^a   Forzano, F ^b   De Stefano, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication; Confidentiality; Disclosure; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84865071288     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2012.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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