Why the Americans with disabilities act matters for genetics

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 2225-2226

  Clayton, Ellen Wright ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN WITH DISABILITY ACT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL COMPETENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; GENETIC PRIVACY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; GENETIC PRIVACY; HUMANS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930788301     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.3419     Document Type: Note

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