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BL
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1046799
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b801169
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Mahowald, Mary Briody.
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Genes, women, equality /\ Mary Briody Mahowald.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (xvii, 314 pages)
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| ISBN
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0199771189
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: 128075995X
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: 6610759952
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: 9780199771189
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: 9781280759956
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: 9786610759958
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0195121104
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9780195121100
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Ch. 1. A feminist standpoint for genetics -- Ch. 2. Women in genetics research -- Ch. 3. Women in clinical genetics -- Ch. 4. Gender justice in genetics -- Ch. 5. Allocation of genetic services and the feminization of poverty -- Ch. 6. Ethnicity, cultural differences, and sex selection -- Ch. 7. Genetic versus gestational ties to children -- Ch. 8. Disabilities, feminism, and caregiving -- Ch. 9. Cystic fibrosis and misattributed paternity -- Ch. 10. Sickle cell disease and carrier testing -- Ch. 11. Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast cancer -- Ch. 12. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and abortion -- Ch. 13. Genomic alterations and women -- Ch. 14. Behavioral genetics and alcohol consumption in women -- Ch. 15. Employment, health insurance, and the public-private distinction -- Ch. 16. Human cloning, women, and parenthood.
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| Abstract
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"Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. In this book, the author cites a wide range of biological and psychosocial examples that reveal its different impact on men and women, especially with regard to reproduction and caregiving.
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She examines the extent to which these differences are associated with gender injustice, arguing for positions that reduce inequality between the sexes."--Jacket.
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Medical genetics-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medical genetics-- Social aspects.
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Women-- Diseases-- Genetic aspects.
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Women-- Health and hygiene-- Sociological aspects.
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Femmes-- Maladies-- Aspect génétique.
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Femmes-- Santé et hygiène-- Aspect sociologique.
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Génétique médicale-- Aspect moral.
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Génétique médicale-- Aspect social.
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Ethik
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Geschlechtsunterschied
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Health Biological Sciences.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Genetic.
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Humangenetik
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Medical genetics-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medical genetics-- Social aspects.
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MEDICAL-- Genetics.
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Medicine.
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Pathology.
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Women-- Health and hygiene-- Sociological aspects.
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Frau.
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Genetics, Medical.
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Ethische aspecten.
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Medische genetica.
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Sekseverschillen.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Genetic Testing.
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Prejudice.
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Women's Health.
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| Dewey Classification
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616/.042/082
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| LC Classification
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RB155.M3135 2000
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| NLM classification
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2000 C-016
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QZ 50M216g 2000
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44.02bcl
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WB 4000rvk
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