Consumer perspectives on genetic testing: Lessons learned

Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Davidson, Mary E ^a   David, Karey ^a   Hsu, Nancy ^b   Pollin, Toni I ^c   Weiss, Joan O ^a   Wilker, Nachama ^a   Wilson, Mary Ann ^a  

^a Genetic Alliance Washington ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic alliance; Genetic testing; Health care; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940009515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195128307.003.0030     Document Type: Chapter

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