To disclose, or not to disclose? Context matters

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 279-284

  Rahimzadeh, Vasiliki ^a   Avard, Denise ^a   Sénécal, Karine ^a   Knoppers, Bartha Maria ^a   Sinnett, Daniel ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VULNERABLE POPULATION; AGED; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938423044     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.108     Document Type: Article

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