| All God's Mistakes: Genetic Counseling in a Pediatric Hospital Contributor(s): Bosk, Charles L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226066827 ISBN-13: 9780226066820 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: In one case after another, Charles L. Bosk reveals the process by which parents, physicians and other health professionals come to guide decisions about pregnancies. A story of both extraordinary drama and ordinary routine, this is a pioneering case study of authority and control in a pediatric hospital, showing how genetic counselors work with colleagues and with parents to be, and how they deal with their powerlessness to control life-and-death decisions that they must address. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Diseases - Health & Fitness | Diseases - General |
| Dewey: 616.042 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.55" W x 8.52" (0.60 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |