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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782623203321

Titolo

Biosocial surveys [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Advances in Collecting and Utilizing Biological Indicators and Genetic Information in Social Science Surveys ; Maxine Weinstein, James W. Vaupel, and Kenneth W. Wachter, editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2008

ISBN

0-309-16437-0

1-281-11009-4

9786611110093

0-309-10868-3

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 414 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

WeinsteinMaxine

VaupelJames W

WachterKenneth W

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Social medicine

Medical ethics

Bioethics

Medical genetics

Demography

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.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. What we've learned so far -- pt. 2. The potential and pitfalls of genetic information -- pt. 3. New ways of collecting, applying, and thinking about data.