Long-term trends in public sensitivities about genetic identification: 1973-2002
Iceland is an appropriate venue for a forum on the implications of genetic databases because the country collects medical data on all of its residents, living and deceased. International contributors to the conference held at the U. of Iceland in summer 2004 address their experiences with such datab...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Iceland Press
2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/9510/ http://www.haskolautgafan.hi.is/page/hu_utgafan |
| Summary: | Iceland is an appropriate venue for a forum on the implications of genetic databases because the country collects medical data on all of its residents, living and deceased. International contributors to the conference held at the U. of Iceland in summer 2004 address their experiences with such databases and controversies over such issues as informed consent, privacy, genetic property rights, and research and public health use. |
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