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Genetic discrimination legislation in Canada: moving from rhetoric to real debate

Stuart G. Nicholls and Patrick Fafard
CMAJ August 09, 2016 188 (11) 788-789; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151170
Stuart G. Nicholls
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Nicholls); School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Nicholls), University of Ottawa; Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (Fafard), Institute for Science, Society and Policy (Fafard), and Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics (Fafard), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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vol. 188 no. 11 788-789
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151170
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26858351
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  • Published online August 8, 2016.

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  1. Stuart G. Nicholls, PhD⇑,
  2. Patrick Fafard, PhD
  1. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Nicholls); School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Nicholls), University of Ottawa; Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (Fafard), Institute for Science, Society and Policy (Fafard), and Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics (Fafard), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Stuart Nicholls, snicholls{at}cheo.on.ca

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