In one's own image: Ethics and the reproduction of deafness

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 426-441

  Johnston, Trevor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DEAFNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 24344495352     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/eni040     Document Type: Article

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