The New Genetics and the Public's Health

by Alan Petersen

The rapid advancement of genetic science, fuelled by the Human Genome Project and other related initiatives, promises a new kind of public health practice based on the pre-detection of disease according to calculations of genetic risk.This book by two well-known sociologists explores the implications of the new genetics for public health as a body of knowledge and a domain of practice. It assesses the impact of new genetic information and technologies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415221420
• ISBN13: 9780415221429
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"