Direct to consumer testing in reproductive contexts – should health professionals be concerned?

Life Sciences, Society and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Skirton, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct to consumer; Ethics; Genetic test; Non invasive prenatal test; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SCREENING AND TESTING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84975778618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21957819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40504-014-0018-3     Document Type: Article

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