Timmermans, Stefan, 1968-

Saving babies? the consequences of newborn genetic screening / [electronic resource] : Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013. - xii, 307 p. : ill. - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries .

Includes bibliographical references 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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2014.
Available via World Wide Web.
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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 States.


Electronic books.

RJ255.5 / .T555 2013eb

618.92/01