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On not wanting to know and not wanting to inform others: choices regarding predictive genetic testing

Ilan Yaniv Department of Psychology, Israel E-mail: lan.yaniv@huji
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Deborah Benador Department of Psychology, Israel E-mail: lan.yaniv@huji
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Michal Sagi Department of Human Genetics, Jerusalem, Israel
Pages 317-336 | Published online: 10 Aug 2010

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