Handling unsolicited findings in clinical care: A legal perspective

European Journal of Health Law

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 489-504

  Ploem, Corrette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

duty to care; duty to warn; incidental; research; results; right (not) to know; unsolicited findings

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; EUROPE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

DISCLOSURE; EUROPE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 84908662086     PISSN: 09290273     EISSN: 15718093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15718093-12341336     Document Type: Review

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