Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective With a New Afterword - Couverture souple

Burke, B. M.; Kolker, Aliza

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0897896335 ISBN 13 : 9780897896337

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. In this updated version of their important book with its new Afterword, the authors have incorporated the most recent prenatal testing information. Using their own research, the authors analyze the psycho-social and ethical implications of genetic testing. Among the issues discussed in the new Afterword are the spread of prenatal testing, the changing meanings of pregnancy, and the perils and promises of the Human Genome Project.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

lker /f Aliza/b ALIZA KOLKER is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University./e She is the author or editor of three previous books on health and policy issues.

ke /f B. /i Meredith/b B. MEREDITH BURKE, a consulting demographer to major donor agencies overseas, has taught health and demographic policy courses at several universities./e Formerly with the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996-7. She has published extensively in professional journals and in the news media about genetics, health care and policy issues.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0897896335
• ISBN 13: 9780897896337
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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