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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451787503321

Autore

Parthasarathy Shobita

Titolo

Building genetic medicine [[electronic resource] ] : breast cancer, technology, and the comparative politics of health care / / Shobita Parthasarathy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-10044-0

9786612100444

0-262-28128-7

1-4294-6094-6

Descrizione fisica

x, 271 p. : ill

Collana

Inside technology

Disciplina

362.196/04207

Soggetti

BRCA genes - Diagnostic use - United States

BRCA genes - Diagnostic use - Great Britain

Genetic screening - Social aspects - United States

Genetic screening - Social aspects - Great Britain

Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis - Social aspects - United States

Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis - Social aspects - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.