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International Perspectives
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Unwarranted Optimism in Media Portrayals of Genetic Research on Addiction Overshadows Critical Ethical and Social Concerns

Jenny E. OstergrenDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Molly J. DingelCenter for Learning Innovation, University of Minnesota Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer B. McCormickMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Barbara A. KoenigInstitute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Pages 555-565 | Published online: 25 Mar 2015

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Molly J. Dingel, Jenny Ostergren, Kathleen Heaney, Barbara A. Koenig & Jennifer McCormick. (2017) “I don’t have to know why it snows, I just have to shovel it!”: Addiction recovery, genetic frameworks, and biological citizenship. BioSocieties 12:4, pages 568-587.
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Ariane Lewis, Aaron S. Lord, Barry M. Czeisler & Arthur Caplan. (2016) Public education and misinformation on brain death in mainstream media. Clinical Transplantation 30:9, pages 1082-1089.
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