A Perspective From Clinical Providers and Patients: Researchers' Duty to Actively Look for Genetic Incidental Findings

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 56-58

  Ross, Kathryn M ^a   Reiff, Marian ^b  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MORALITY; PERSONNEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84873889801     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2012.754064     Document Type: Article

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