Architectures of genetic medicine: Comparing genetic testing for breast cancer in the USA and the UK

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-40

  Parthasarathy, Shobita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Comparative health care systems; Genetic testing; Health policy; UK; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15844409188     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312705047172     Document Type: Article

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