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Making the normal deviant: the introduction of predictive medicine in life insurance.

Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 Sept 2006

Van Hoyweghen Ine, Horstman Klasien, Schepers Rita

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Over the past years, one of the most discussed topics in policy debates on genetics has been the use of genetic testing in insurance. Many of these debates have been rather speculative and abstract. In a recent contribution to this journal, Kaufert therefore urged for "a proper research agenda" to study the issue, arguing for the need of anthropological and sociological research of the insurance world. This...

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PMID: 16697510
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.03.029

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