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. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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.