The troubled helix : social and psychological implications of the new human genetics / edited by Theresa Marteau and Martin Richards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marteau, Theresa.

Richards, Martin, 1940 January 26-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical genetics--Social aspects.

Medical genetics.

Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

xvii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Summary:

This wide-ranging and compelling account surveys the exciting opportunities and difficult problems arising from the new human genetics. This is the first book to attempt to explore and survey these issues from such a wide variety of perspectives: from personal accounts of individuals coping with the threat of genetic disease, from the view point of clinicians and scientists, and from those concerned with psychological, social, legal and ethical aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521462886

OCLC:

32821391