Marketing genetic tests: Empowerment or snake oil?

被引：20

作者：

Bowen, DJ

Battuello, KM

Raats, M

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Sch Publ Hlth & Community Med, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[2] Univ Washington, Sch Law, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[3] Univ Surrey, Sch Human Serv, Guildford GU2 5XH, Surrey, England

来源：

HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR | 2005年 / 32卷 / 05期

关键词：

direct-to-consumer advertising; direct-to-provider advertising; consumer knowledge; genetic test; marketing;

D O I：

10.1177/1090198105278825

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Genetic tests are currently being offered to the general public with little oversight and regulation as to which tests are allowed to be sold clinically and little control over the marketing and promotion of sales and use. This article provides discussion and data to indicate that the general public holds high opinions of genetic testing and that current media outlets for public education on genetic testing are not adequate to increase accurate knowledge of genetics. The authors argue that more regulation is needed to control and correct this problem in the United States.

引用

页码：676 / 685

页数：10

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