Geneticize Me! The Case for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

The Ethics of Genetic Commerce

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 55-69

  Munson, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Genetic disease; Genetic testing; Genetic time bomb; Heart disease

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EID: 84889482414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692547.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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