The deceptive appeal of direct-to-consumer genetics

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 564-565

  Burke, Wylie ^a   Trinidad, Susan Brown ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOMICS; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SCREENING AND TESTING; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964507908     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M16-0257     Document Type: Editorial

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