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Negotiating risk : British Pakistani experiences of genetics / Alison Shaw

Author
Shaw, Alison, 1957-
Published
New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
Physical Description
x, 283 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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Contents
Medical and public perceptions of consanguineous marriage and genetic risk -- Close kin marriages : some anthropological theory and European history -- British Pakistani cousin marriages : balancing marital risks -- Medical surveillance and diagnostic uncertainty -- Responding to reproductive risk -- Foretelling and managing infant death -- Genetic screening and the extended family -- Genetic risk in context.
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ISBN
9781845455484 (alk. paper)
1845455487 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index.
Source of Acquisition
UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20089.
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Paterno Libraries Endowment
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