Misuse (and abuse?) of the concept of empowerment: the case of online offer of predictive direct-to-consumer genetic tests
<p>Using the field of direct-to-consumer genetic tests as a case in point, this paper argues against the misuse of the term empowerment, and calls for a regulation of its usage. The misleading assumption under certain current usages of the concept of empowerment is that it is enhanced by the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Public Health Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/2 |