Locating HIV/AIDS and India: Cautionary notes on the globalization of categories

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 322-348

  Karnik, Niranjan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0035354452     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016224390102600304     Document Type: Article

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