Social acceptance of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in Britain : a case study on the public legitimization of technology
The aim of this thesis is to discuss the issue of public legitimization of new medical technology, through a case of antenatal screening for Down's syndrome in Britain. It is based on ethnographic study of agents involved with the technology; inventors of the technology, medical practitioners,...
Main Author: | Watanabe, Maiko |
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University of Warwick
2007
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684917 |
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