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200 14$aThe new genetics and the public's health /$fAlan Petersen and Robin Bunton
210  1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2002.
215   $a1 online resource (265 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [208]-235) and index.
327   $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the new genetics, health, and 'the public'; The scope and context of the new genetics; Genes, technology, and public health; The new genetics and the media; Facilitating autonomy: the discourse of genetic counselling; Global genes; The new genetic citizens; Bibliography; Index
330   $aThe rapid advancement of genetic science, fuelled by the Human Genome Project and other related initiatives, promises a new kind of public health practice based on the pre-detection of disease according to calculations of genetic risk. This book by two well-known sociologists:  * explores the implications of  the new genetics for public health as a body of knowledge and a domain of practice * assesses the impact of new genetic information and technologies on conceptions of health, illness, embodiment, self and citizenship * critically examines the complex discourses surrounding hum
606   $aMedical genetics$xSocial aspects
606   $aHuman genetics$xSocial aspects
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615  0$aHuman genetics$xSocial aspects.
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