Genetic "mysteries" and international adoption: The cultural impact of biomedical technologies on the adoptive family experience

Family Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-377

  Lebner, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic technologies; International adoption; Medical histories; Medicalization; North America; Parental anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034369671     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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