The informational aspects of direct-to-consumer genetic tests

Background: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests are tests sold directly to consumers, normally without the involvement of healthcare professionals, which aim to provide consumers with their relative genetic risk for various complex diseases. Providers claim that this information will enable and e...

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Main Author: Corin Egglestone
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2013
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Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified
Information science
Genetic tests
Genetic testing
Genetics
Genomics
Personalised genomics
Health behaviour
Health anxiety
Health information
Content analysis
Survey
Interviews
Behavioural change
Direct-to-consumer
Information seeking
Informaiton behaviour
Information searching
Informed consent
Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/16403
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