Dermatoglyphics and the persistence of 'mongolism': Networks of technology, disease and discipline

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-94

  Miller, Fiona Alice ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Down's syndrome; Genetics; Science; Technology and culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMATOGLYPHICS; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETICS; HISTORY; NOMENCLATURE;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0042977517     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312703033001311     Document Type: Review

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