What would you do, doctor sahib ?: Pre-natal testing in the socio-cultural context of India

J. A. Gupta

What would you do, doctor sahib ?: Pre-natal testing in the socio-cultural context of India

J. A. Gupta

University of Humanistic Studies

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Geneticists in India could be the new pundits instead of the ones traditionally casting horoscopes after the birth of a child to predict the future course of its life. Since the second half of the 20th century genetics is slowly changing cultural understandings of health and illness, introducing a new dimension to health care.

Originele taal-2	American English
Pagina's (van-tot)	18-19
Aantal pagina's	2
Tijdschrift	theNewsletter (IIAS)
Volume	52
Status	Published - 1 jan. 2009

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