Saving babies? : the consequences of newborn genetic screening /

In this volume, Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder evaluate the consequences and benefits of state-mandated newborn screening - and the larger policy questions they raise about the inherent inequalities in American medical care that limit the effectiveness of this potentially lifesaving technolog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Timmermans, Stefan, 1968- (Autor), Buchbinder, Mara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Colección:Fieldwork encounters and discoveries.
Temas:
Newborn infants > Medical examinations > Social aspects > United States.
Newborn infants > Diseases > Diagnosis > Social aspects.
Genetic screening > Social aspects > United States.
Medical screening > Social aspects > United States.
Newborn screening.
Genetic disorders.
Newborn infants > Diseases.
Newborn infants.
Neonatal Screening
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Infant, Newborn
Nouveau-nés > Examens médicaux > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Nouveau-nés > Maladies > Diagnostic > Aspect social.
Dépistage génétique > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Dépistage (Médecine) > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Dépistage néonatal.
Maladies génétiques.
Nouveau-nés > Maladies.
Nouveau-nés.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Pediatric & Neonatal.
MEDICAL > Perinatology & Neonatology.
Newborn screening
Newborn infants > Diseases
Newborn infants
Genetic disorders
Genetic screening > Social aspects
Medical screening > Social aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the consequences of newborn screening
  • The expansion of newborn screening
  • Patients-in-waiting
  • Shifting disease ontologies
  • Is my baby normal?
  • The limits of prevention
  • Does expanded newborn screening save lives?
  • Conclusion: the future of expanded newborn screening.

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