Saving babies? : the consequences of newborn genetic screening / Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder.
By: Timmermans, Stefan.
Contributor(s): Buchbinder, Mara.
Series: 2013Description: xii, 307 pages : illustaration, map ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780226273617.Subject(s): Newborn infants -- Medical examinations -- Social aspects -- United States | Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Social aspects | Genetic screening -- Social aspects -- United States | Medical screening -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RJ255.5 .T555 2013 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000005453 |
Includes bibliographical references (paghes [265]-293) and index.
Introduction: the consequences of newborn screening -- The expansion of newborn screening -- Patients-in-waiting -- Shifting disease ontologies -- Is my baby normal? -- The limits of prevention -- Does expanded newborn screening save lives? -- Conclusion: the future of expanded newborn screening.