Negotiating Risk : British Pakistani Experiences of Genetics.

Negotiating Risk : British Pakistani Experiences of Genetics.

Drawing on fieldwork with British Pakistani clients of a UK genetics service, this book explores the personal and social implications of a 'genetic diagnosis'. Through case material and comparative discussion, the book identifies practical ethical dilemmas raised by new genetic knowledge a...

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Main Author: Shaw, Alison
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2009
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Medicine.
Consanguinity.
Culture.
Risk assessment.
Consanguinity
Genetic Testing > psychology.
Culture
Genetic Diseases, Inborn > ethnology
Risk Assessment
Philosophy
Medicine
philosophy.
medicines (material)
culture note.
risk assessment.
medicine (discipline)
culture (concept)
United Kingdom
Pakistan
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

Internet

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