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Building genetic medicine : breast cancer, technology, and the comparative politics of health care / Shobita Parthasarathy.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Parthasarathy, Shobita, author.
Series:
Inside technology
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
BRCA genes--Diagnostic use--United States.
BRCA genes.
BRCA genes--Diagnostic use--Great Britain.
Genetic screening--Social aspects--United States.
Genetic screening.
Genetic screening--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Breast--Cancer--Diagnosis--Social aspects--United States.
Breast.
Breast--Cancer--Diagnosis--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Physical Description:
x, 271 p. : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2007]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A comparative study of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain that shows the importance of national context in the development and use of science and technology even in an era of globalization.
Contents:
Toolkits for genetic testing
Comparative architectures of genetic testing
Eliminating the competition and ensuring success
Defining a good health outcome
Myriad, Britain, and culture clash.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
9786612100444
9781282100442
1282100440
9780262281287
0262281287
9781429460941
1429460946
OCLC:
86073959

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