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Contents
List of Figures viii
List of Tables ix
Acknowledgements x
Introduction 1
1 The Constitution of Down's Syndrome as a Risk Entity 37
2 Age and Pregnancy 59
3 The Offer of Genetic Screening/Testing 96
4 Women's Decisions about Genetic Tests I: Values and Probabilities 115
5 Women's Decisions about Genetic Tests II: Time Management and Outcomes 145
6 The Hospital Consultation I: The Pre-test Risk of Genetic Abnormalities 166
7 The Hospital Consultation II: Risk and Genetic Screening/Testing 193
Conclusions 216
References 221
Name Index 233
Subject Index 238

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Publication Information: Book Title: Risk, Age and Pregnancy: A Case Study of Prenatal Genetic Screening and Testing. Contributors: Bob Heyman - author, Mette Henriksen - author. Publisher: Palgrave. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 2001. Page Number: vii.
    
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