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Concerns in a primary care population about genetic discrimination by insurers.

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000

Hall Mark A, McEwen Jean E, Barton James C, Walker Ann P, Howe Edmund G, Reiss Jacob A, Power Tara E, Ellis Shellie D, Tucker Diane C, Harrison Barbara W, McLaren Gordon D, Ruggiero Andrea, Thomson Elizabeth J

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PURPOSE: Fear of genetic discrimination might deter participation in research or therapy. This is a major impetus for laws limiting insurers' use of genetic information, yet there is little information about the extent of this fear in the general population and how it varies by social factors. METHODS: This study measures concern about insurance problems relating to genetic testing, as part of primary-care...

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PMID: 15915082
DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000162874.58370.c0

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