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Autore |
Löwy Ilana <1948-> |
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Titolo |
Imperfect Pregnancies : A History of Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis / / Ilana Lowy |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2017 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2018 |
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©2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Congenital Abnormalities - history |
Prenatal Diagnosis - history |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : scrutinized fetuses -- Born imperfect : birth defects before prenatal diagnosis -- Karyotypes -- Human malformations -- From prenatal diagnosis to prenatal screening -- Sex chromosome aneuploidies -- PND and new genomics approaches -- Conclusion : PND's slippery slopes, imagined and real. |
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This book will interest students, scholars, health professionals, administrators, and activists interested in issues surrounding new medical technologies, screening, risk management, pregnancy, disability, and the history and social politics of women's bodies. |
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