Disclosing genetic information to at-risk relatives: New australian privacy principles, but uniformity still elusive

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 335-338

  Otlowski, Margaret F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ETHICS; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SIBLING;

AUSTRALIA; DISCLOSURE; DUTY TO WARN; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC TESTING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84926510263     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00670     Document Type: Article

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