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"We only did it because he asked us": gendered accounts of participation in a population genetic data collection.
Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 Oct 2009
Haddow Gillian
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This article draws upon findings from an interview study with twenty-three families about participation in a large-scale population genetic database called, "Generation Scotland: The Scottish Family Health Study" (GS: SFHS). GS: SFHS aspires to become a DNA identification vehicle for the discovery of genetic contributions to diseases that affect the Scottish population e.g., cancer, heart disease and mental...
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