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Currents in Contemporary Ethics

GINA, the ADA, and Genetic Discrimination in Employment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Mark A. Rothstein
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , Winter 2008 , pp. 837 - 840
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2008

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