Risk, age and pregnancy : a case study of prenatal genetic screening and testing /
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| Author / Creator: | Heyman, Bob. |
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| Imprint: | Houndsmills, Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave, 2001. |
| Description: | x, 242 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4602533 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The Constitution of Down's Syndrome as a Risk Entity
- 2. Age and Pregnancy
- 3. The Offer of Genetic Screening/Testing
- 4. Women's Decisions about Genetic Tests I: Values and Probabilities
- 5. Women's Decisions about Genetic Tests II: Time Management and Outcomes
- 6. The Hospital Consultation I: The Pre-test Risk of Genetic Abnormalities
- 7. The Hospital Consultation II: Risk and Genetic Screening/Testing
- Conclusions
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
