The woman who walked into the sea
Subtitle: Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease
By: Alice Wexler.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300105025
Subjects: Hedges, Phebe, -- 1764-1806; Huntington, George, -- 1850-1916; Muncey, E. B; Hedges, Phebe, -- 1764-1806; Huntington, George, -- 1850-1916; Muncey, E. B; Huntington's chorea -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century; Huntington's chorea -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century; Eugenics -- history -- New York; Huntington Disease -- history -- New York; History, 19th Century -- New York; History, 20th Century -- New York
Other titles: Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The death of Phebe Hedges; title: The social course of St. Vitus's dance; title: Inventing hereditary chorea; title: Chorea and the clinical gaze; title: The eyes of Elizabeth B. Muncey, M.D.; title: Myths of origins and endings.