Becoming vulnerable: Contagious encounters and the ethics of risk

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 215-227

  Shildrick, Margrit ^a,b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008278382     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009025125203     Document Type: Review

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