Panel on ethical issues in genetic testing.
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چکیده
DR. MICHAEL K1TA, UNUM Mutual: Good morning. Yesterday morning teed up some of the medical and scientific issues around genetic testing, and this morning we will have two panels on ethical issues and on legal issues around genetic testing. I’ll be introducing each speaker in succession. They will have some prepared remarks and then we will proceed to a panel discussion and some interactive lines of questioning.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of insurance medicine
دوره Suppl B شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993