Fetal views: Histories and habits of looking at the fetus in Germany

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-212

  Erikson, Susan L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germany; Pregnancy; Prenatal technology; Reproduction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FETUS; GERMANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 35649000294     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-007-9040-2     Document Type: Article

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