Public opinion on policy issues in genetics and genomics

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 491-494

  Almeling, Rene ^a   Gadarian, Shana Kushner ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

genetic testing; policy; public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; RACE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902117933     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2013.175     Document Type: Article

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