Genetic screening of newborns : an ethical inquiry / / Carlos Valverde, editor
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| Titolo: |
Genetic screening of newborns : an ethical inquiry / / Carlos Valverde, editor
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 174.2/96042 |
| Soggetto topico: | Newborn infants - Abnormalities - Diagnosis - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Genetic screening - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
ValverdeCarlos <1952->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The changing moral focus of newborn screening: an ethical analysis by the president's council on bioethics / President's Council on Bioethics -- Genetic exceptionalism: genetic information and public policy / Amanda K. Sarata -- Genetic testing: scientific background for policymakers / Amanda K. Sarata. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This work looks at genetic screening of new-borns and the ethical principles that guide this practice. The aim of the study is to foster public awareness of the practice of new-born screening, the ethical principles that have guided it until now, and the ethical problems posed by its current and future expansion. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Genetic screening of newborns |
| ISBN: | 1-61324-627-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910957114303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Genetics--research and issues series.