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. 1998 Fall;26(3):198-204, 178.
doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720x.1998.tb01420.x.

Genetic privacy and confidentiality: why they are so hard to protect

M A Rothstein  1
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Genetic privacy and confidentiality: why they are so hard to protect

M A Rothstein. J Law Med Ethics. 1998 Fall.

Abstract

Author notes that widespread concerns have been raised about protecting genetic privacy and confidentiality in insurance and employment. He argues that effective protections are difficult because complicated issues, such as the right of access to health care, are invariably implicated.

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