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28 - Genetic Testing and Ethical Considerations

Cases Involving Adolescents and Young Adults and Cancer

from Section IV - Emerging Ethical Issues in Professional Practice and Next Steps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2018

By
Marilyn Stern ,
Jennifer Bleck  and
Gwendolyn P. Quinn
Edited by
Mark M. Leach  and
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
Mark M. Leach
Affiliation:
University of Louisville, Kentucky
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
Affiliation:
Cleveland State University
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The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics , pp. 577 - 597
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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