Tracing the shifting sands of 'medical genetics': what's in a name?

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-60

  Leeming, William ^a  

^a OCAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Genetics; Heredity; Medical education; Medical genetics; Medical specialisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; FAMILY; GENE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; NORTH AMERICA;

CHROMOSOMES; FAMILY; GENES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEREDITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 76849089097     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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