The Politics of Indeterminacy and the Right to Health

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Greco, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health; life politics; rights; science studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844271380     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276404047413     Document Type: Article

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