Ethics and Human Genetics : a Cross-Cultural Perspective /

Based in part on a survey of ethical decision-marking among 682 medical geneticists worldwide, this book includes a chapter authored by a geneticistand an ethicist in 19 nations, describing genetic services, counselling, screening, prenatal diagnosis, and major ethical problems and social controvers...

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Main Author: Wertz, Dorothy C.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fletcher, John C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
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Summary:Based in part on a survey of ethical decision-marking among 682 medical geneticists worldwide, this book includes a chapter authored by a geneticistand an ethicist in 19 nations, describing genetic services, counselling, screening, prenatal diagnosis, and major ethical problems and social controversies faced by geneticists. The concluding chapter describes ethical and policy issues that exist worldwide, and offerssome possible resolutions.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXX, 536 pages 2 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642736568 (electronic bk.)
3642736564 (electronic bk.)