Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Review: “From chance to choice: genetics and justice” by Allen Buchanan, Dan W. Brock, Norman Daniels and Daniel Wikler
Published 2002-01-01A Buchanan, D W Brock, N Daniels, et al. Cambridge University Press, 2000, £17.95, $US29.95, pp 398. ISBN 0521660017 With over 10 000 bases of DNA being sequenced around the world per minute, it is vital that ethical ...Open AccessArticle -
The fallacy of the bolted horse: changing our thinking about mature-age Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students
Published 2015-01-01The aim of this paper is to critically review and analyse the public representations of mature-age university students in developed and some developing nations and how they compare to the public representations of mature-age ...Open AccessArticle -
The nature and significance of behavioural genetic information
Published 2004-01-01In light of the human genome project, establishing the genetic aetiology of complex human diseases has become a research priority within Western medicine. However, in addition to the identification of disease genes, ...Open AccessArticle -
Cascade testing in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: how should family members be contacted?
Published 2005-01-01Cascade testing or screening provides an important mechanism for identifying people at risk of a genetic condition. For some autosomal dominant conditions, such as Familial Hpercholesterolaemia (FH), identifying relatives ...Open AccessArticle -
Pap smear rates among Australian community-attached lesbian and bisexual women: some good news but disparities persist
Published 2015-01-01Background: Research in the US and UK shows lesbian women are less likely than their heterosexual peers to attend for routine Pap smear tests. This study examined Pap smear test rates among community-attached lesbian, ...Open AccessArticle