Am I My Genes?: Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing
- ISBN-10
- 0199837163
- ISBN-13
- 9780199837168
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 365
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-01
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Author
- Robert Klitzman
Description
In this volume, the psychiatrist Robert Klitzman explores how individuals confront the complex issues associated with genetic testing in their daily lives.
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