Deafness, genetics and dysgenics

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-31

  Nunes, Rui ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Deafness; Dysgenics; Eugenics; Genetics; Repro genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL GENETICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLICY;

DEAFNESS; EUGENICS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC POLICY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 33646136244     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-005-2852-9     Document Type: Article

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