Digital Cadavers: The Visible Human Project as Anatomical Theater

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-285

  Van Dijck, José ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0009919265     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8486(99)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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