Medical technologies and the dream of the perfect newborn

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-80

  Buchbinder, Mara ^a   Timmermans, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Genetics; Medical technologies; Newborn screening; Perfect child

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 78651289152     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2010.531065     Document Type: Article

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