Whose right to choose? The 'new' genetics, prenatal testing and people with learning difficulties

Critical Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-200

  Ward, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LEARNING DISORDER; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL GENETICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; SOCIETY;

EID: 0036311806     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590210127406     Document Type: Article

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