The "Right Not to Know" in the Genomic Era: Time to Break From Tradition?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 28-31

  Berkman, Benjamin E ^a   Hull, Sara Chandros ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; PARENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84897690337     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2014.880313     Document Type: Article

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