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Diagnostic testing fails the test

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Supported in part by the US NIH. The opinions expressed are those solely of the authors. We thank interview respondents; Elizabeth Miller for research assistance; and Michelle Henry and Meredith Weaver for comments. Preliminary results of this survey were presented in testimony to the US Congress in June 2000, and at the 10th Anniversary of ELSI Research Conference, Bethesda, Maryland, 17–19 Jan 2001.

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  1. Jon F. Merz: Requests for further data and information, including the full results of the survey, are available direct from J. F. M. (e-mail: merz@mail.med.upenn.edu).

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  1. Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104-3308, Pennsylvania, USA

    Jon F. Merz

  2. George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, 22201, Virginia, USA

    Antigone G. Kriss

  3. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Debra G. B. Leonard

  4. Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 94304, California, USA

    Mildred K. Cho

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Merz, J., Kriss, A., Leonard, D. et al. Diagnostic testing fails the test. Nature 415, 577–579 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415577a

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