Book Review: The Extension of Legal Services to the Poor: Conference Proceedings, sponsored by the Welfare Administration, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, November 12–14, 1964

1966 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-176
Author(s):  
Henry H. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Conference Proceedings ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Poor

Social Dimensions of Genetic Disorders

1992 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Ablon
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Genetic Disease ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Genetic Defects ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Recessive Genes

Each of us carries between 4-8 recessive genes for serious genetic defects, and, hence, stands a statistical chance of passing on a serious or lethal condition to each child… 12 million Americans carry true genetic disease due wholly or partly to defective genes or chromosomes…40 percent or more of all infant mortality results from genetic factors…4.8 to 5 percent of all live births have genetic defects. (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. "What are the Facts About Genetic Disease?" National Inst. of Gen. Med. Scs., P.H.S., N.I.H. DHEW Pub. No. (NIH), 75-370, 1975.)

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