Experts as 'storytellers' in reproductive genetics: Exploring key issues

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 539-559

  Ettorre, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Experts; New genetics; Prenatal testing; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033181467     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00172     Document Type: Article

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