Dissent and heresy in medicine: Models, methods, and strategies

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 713-725

  Martin, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dissent; Heresy; Medical knowledge; Medical research; Orthodoxy; Strategies

Indexed keywords

IDEOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINE;

BIOMEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; RELIGION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0345735905     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00223-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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