Building Genetic Medicine : Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care.
Title:
Building Genetic Medicine : Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care.
Author:
Parthasarathy, Shobita.
ISBN:
9780262281287
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (285 pages)
Series:
Inside Technology
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Technology -- 1 Toolkits for Genetic Testing -- 2 Comparative Architectures of Genetic Testing -- 3 Eliminating the Competition and Ensuring Success -- 4 Defining a Good Health Outcome -- 5 Myriad, Britain, and Culture Clash -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Series List -- Index.
Abstract:
A comparative study of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain that shows the importance of national context in the development and use of science and technology even in an era of globalization.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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