Waiting for the cure: Mapping the social relations of human gene therapy research

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 579-596

  Stockdale, Alan ^a  

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Author keywords

Biomedical research; Doctor patient relations; Gene therapy; Genetics; Patient organisations; Professional relations; Public understanding of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033181468     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00174     Document Type: Article

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