Signifying across time and space: A case study of biomedical educational texts

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 232-259

  Carter, Simon ^a   Michael, Mike ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical education; Medical research council; Public understanding of science; Science and technology studies; Sociology of science; Texts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; BOOK; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIBLIOMETRICS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; TEXTBOOKS;

EID: 0142087641     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00333     Document Type: Article

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