THE GIFT OF SPIT (AND THE OBLIGATION TO RETURN IT): How consumers of online genetic testing services participate in research

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-257

  Harris, Anna ^a   Wyatt, Sally ^b   Kelly, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biomedical research; genetic testing; gift exchange; internet; participation; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874549420     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2012.701656     Document Type: Article

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