The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement /

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Author / Creator:Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Description:309 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7790026
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ISBN:9780801892639 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801892635 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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