To test or not to test a guide to genetic screening and risk

Genetic tests of our risks for disease offer practical medical benefits for some while for others, they do not prove useful. Often they raise many medical, ethical, and psychological concerns. To Test or Not to Test arms readers with questions that should be considered before they decide whether to...

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Autor principal: Teichler-Zallen, Doris (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press c2008.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Genetic tests of our risks for disease offer practical medical benefits for some while for others, they do not prove useful. Often they raise many medical, ethical, and psychological concerns. To Test or Not to Test arms readers with questions that should be considered before they decide whether to pursue genetic screening. ? Am I at higher risk for a disorder?. ? Can genetic testing give me useful information?. ? Is the timing right for testing?. ? Do the benefits of having the genetic information outweigh the problems that testing can bring?. Doris Teichler Zallen provides a template to guid.
Descripción Física:xv, 198 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780813545806