A mirage of genes

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 228-241

  Conrad, Peter ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Germ theory; News media; Public discourse; Rene dubos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033084397     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00151     Document Type: Article

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