Genetic Counseling and Families of the Visually Impaired.

Carpenter, Pat

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ERIC Number: EJ216107

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1977

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Genetic Counseling and Families of the Visually Impaired.

Carpenter, Pat

Sight-Saving Review, v47 n4 p167-71 Win 1977-78

The value of genetic counseling for prospective parents with visual impairments is discussed. Work in genetic counseling is reviewed and the types of monitoring services available are explored. The development of genetics, and the kinds of genetic disorders, as well as the importance of genetic counseling, are described. (PHR)

Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Genetics, Heredity, Parent Counseling, Prenatal Influences, State of the Art Reviews, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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